Today is our final day in Southern Italy. The time has flown by. Life is much quieter and slower here which is a very welcome break. Domenico drove his own car to meet us today as our driver Mario would be staying at the hotel with us (because we have an 8 am transfer to… Continue reading The Deters’ Trip to Southern Italy, Monday, May 24.
We woke to the sound of pouring rain in Pizzo this morning. I rushed out to the rooftop terrace to watch it come down. I love rain. Breakfast was set up in the Hotel lobby because of the rain. Today we are leaving Pizzo. I love Pizzo. I had many memories with my sister Laura… Continue reading The Deters’ Family Adventure in Southern Italy – Sunday, May 26, 2024
It's my half way point day. We PLANNED a day "off" so to speak before we travel to our next destination. 1/2 of our group are continuing on after Italy so laundry was a need today. Benjamin and I called for a Tuk Tuk to take us to the self-serve laundry. My Tuk-Tuk driver was… Continue reading The Deters’ Family Adventure in Southern Italy – Saturday, May 25, 2024
One thing we have learned from traveling together as a Family is to NOT have every single day scheduled. Today our first "adventure" would be going out on a boat to fish, hopefully see dolphins, and swim. And that was at 4:00 p.m. However, the Hotel staff told us about their "sister" property down on… Continue reading The Deters’ Family Ancestry Adventure in Southern Italy – Friday 5/24
5 years ago when I made this trip with my sister Laura, I vowed to bring my family back. I invited Laura to come with, but she was unable. I began to doubt my ability to recreate even 1/2 the trip that Laura and I had enjoyed. Laura is older than me and knew my… Continue reading The Deters’ Family Trip to Southern Italy – Thursday, 5/23/24
