Our week in Hvar, Croatia!

After the crazy, hectic end of our six weeks in Italy and then the hectic few days of sightseeing in Dubrovnik, we were ready for some relaxation! We had decided to go to Hvar island in Croatia for a week to rest and have some downtime. We originally were going to try to go to two islands, but decided we…

Italy recap: What we loved (and didn’t love) during our six weeks of Italy travel!

Man, does the time go fast. We just officially passed the halfway mark of our trip (August 1) and are going strong on the second half. Back when we finished our first six weeks of travel in Brazil I wrote a Brazil recap, and it was such a nice way to wrap up our time in the country. So, I…

We are in Croatia! Our plan for the next three weeks

I can’t believe it, but our six weeks in Italy have come to an end, and we are off to Croatia! We had a blast in Italia, exploring different cities, staying in a bunch of agriturismos (one, two, and three) and just living Italian life. By the time our month and a half was complete we had driven over…

Our third (and final) agriturismo in Italy – in Emilia Romagna!

As I’ve talked about before, we have love love loved agriturismo life in Italy. We lived on one in Montecarlo and then on another in the Chianti region. Today I wanted to write about our third (and final, sad face) agriturismo stay during our time in Italy, this time in the Emilia Romagna region! What is Emilia Romagna? Emilia…

Visiting wineries and wine tastings in Chianti, Italy!

Yay, it’s time to talk about the wine tastings we did in Chianti, Italy! As I mentioned in my last post, we stayed for a little over a week in an agriturismo in the Chianti Classico region, and we mostly just chilled and explored the local area. One of the biggest draws of the local area is the abundance…