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You may have the universe if I may have Italy - Verdi
| Real Name: |
Jon, Teresa, & the girls |
| Lives In: |
Okinawa, JP |
| Birth Date: |
March 3 |
| Member Since: |
Mar 17, 2006 |
| Last Login: |
Nov 02, 2009 20:35 UTC |
| Member's Time: |
Nov 07, 2009 06:25 JST |
| VT Rank: |
520 |
| Deals Rank: |
266 |
| Travel Interests: |
Family Travel, Budget Travel, Historical Travel, Festivals, Farm Stay
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| Page Views: 7,442 | Europe & Now Asia... by rubbersoul75 - last update: May 20, 2009 |
with a few young travel partners | Okinawa waters- beach close to our house |
*Update May 09 - Arrived safe in Okinawa, girls and life keeping me from any big updates on the pages.. :(
Welcome...
Who we are: A family with a few little girls who have lived in Europe for 7 years, and now Japan. We moved from the United States over to Europe a month after getting married way back in 2002, then Japan in 09. Life has been an adventure, including the birth of our 3 girls/travel partners...
We started these travel pages to document some of our favorite spots.. with the intent of sharing photos and insight we have picked up along the way. Hope to build on them some more but time has not permitted that lately :( Just some of what we've done, some photos, and we really hope to provide info that can be useful to others... |
| Back pack babies in Ephesus |
Getting around We quickly picked up the traveling bug after moving to Germany summer of 02; in April 2003 Isabella joined us; Nov 2004 Michaella came on board; Oct 07 - Benvenuti Gabriella. Our girls come along on our travels, I was figuring this out and realized that Michaela had been through 10 countries by her 1st birthday. Being in Italy, che bel Italia, 05 to 09 and were quite happy exploring the remarkable country, as it turns out, most of these pages are of spots in Italy... due to our enthusiasm for this country!
Why we travel: Like most, it is to experience new/different cultures, people, check out how they live, history, food, and of course learn stuff... doing this economically is key for us. |
A travel History Snapshot Some of our Travel history the last few years 2009Italy USA Japan 2008ItalySicilia (Agrigento, Catania, Caltagirone, Siracusa, Taormina, Aetna) Toscana, The VenetoGermany Austria USA Croatia 2007(Italy)Umbria & Marche Regions (New Years visit to Assisi, Gubbio, Spoleto, Loreto), LiguriaPalermo in Sicily Austria including Vienna GermanyEngland - Cotswolds Region 2006USA, Germany, Austria and Lots of Italy:
Regions -Umbria, Much of Toscana, The Veneto, Liguria, Campania
Towns- Rome, Venice, & Murano, Asolo, Vicenza, Sirmione on Lake Garda, Valeggio sul Mincio, Bolzano, Lago di Como, Bari, Napoli, L'Aquila, Verona, Padua, Marostica, Asiago, Mantova, Montagnana
2005
USA!
Italy - 3 trips including Cinque Terre, Venice and then we (very happily) moved to Vicenza in July
Greece - Olympia
Turkey - Izmir, Ephesus, Istanbul
Croatia - Dubrovnik
Bunch of Italy
2004
Luxembourg
Belgium - Bastogne
France - Paris, Carcassonne, Lourdes, Alsace
Italy
England - London
Spain - Mallorca
Switzerland
2003
Czech Republic - Prague and Bavaria
Austria - Salzburg and Northern lakes
Spain - Costa Brava & Barcelona area Spain
France - Central
Italy - All Around Toscana
Belgium - South West area
Iraq & Kuwait - not as a Soldier, only dad went on this one!
2002
Moved to Wiesbaden, Germany, some trips to:
Italy - Pisa and Florence, Rome
Belgium - Brugge and Gent
France - Paris and Strasbourg
England - Cotswold & London
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so... We've got a bit of a "traveling with kids" spin (the one thing that seems to be lacking a bit on this site). I know we're not the only ones toting our young ones around with us, I see plenty of others out there and we hope to share a bit of our experience. Drop us a line! | | | Isabella - Ruins in Olympia |
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A visit to Paris 2002, Empty Handed, but Isabella on her way in the belly... 2004, A return. This time Isabella in hand, with Michaela well on her way in the belly. |
Where are these 2 costal town shots?? Send me an e-mail if you know both these locations. Both are on the Mediterranean...
(big prize involved...) | | | europe costal scene- Dubrovnic & Cadaques |
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But at the end of the day... This is the mug we drink out of! Our roots are in NY- |
| Japan - Land of Hello Killy |
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Segolily Fri Sep 11, 2009 01:59 UTC
You were the featured member when I signed on. It is fun to read about people all over the world. | Maurizioago Tue Sep 8, 2009 19:20 UTC
Hello Featured Member! How's life in Japan? | Lacristina Thu Jul 23, 2009 03:40 UTC
Thinking about you...delighted to see you're still here (on VT)...or rather there (in Japan). :o) Hope your new country is good for you and family. Have only been there once, but had a completely wonderful time. Some day, must tell you about it. Ciao! | balhannah Wed May 6, 2009 21:16 UTC
Hi there, featured member. Nice home page, like the collage photo. We travelled Australia with little ones. Its great that you can take your children with you, they will be more knowledgble than many others. |
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