We’ve never been “spa” people in general - we’re not much for hot stone massages, mani-pedi treatments, or mud bath and cucumber water therapy. But we do like an occasional jacuzzi tub or sauna, and we’re certainly open to enjoy the healing properties of natural mineral spring pools.

After dozens of trips to Europe, we've made all the mistakes so you don't have to! Here is a list of the most common ways to jam yourself up on your own trip. 

A lot of people dream of moving to Italy, after coming here to visit. We have a lot of ideas about that, of course; but one big one is LIGHT. In our tiny apartment in Soriano nel Cimino, this is a key point.

A tortello that tastes like a Reese’s? We tried it today.

Today we ate at Tortelloterapia (“Tortello Therapy”), a restaurant I have had on my radar for YEARS, but we have never been able to go because it is only open on weekends and we were just never in the right place at the right time with the time to do it. It is set out in the hills south of Reggio Emilia.

Before we moved to Italy in 2019, we used to fly from the USA to Europe 5-6 times a year, every year. Over the course of that time, we developed a system and a set of habits that helped make long-haul flights overseas as tolerable as possible, especially since we were always flying in economy class.
Cramped spaces, terrible food, dry air, we did our best to find ways to mitigate all those issues. We don’t fly as often as we used to, but we are still on long-haul flights a few times each year.
Here are our best tips to make your flight as easy as possible, so your trip is a success.