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About simpletravelourway

Beth and Joe enjoy simple travel.

A travel discovery for us

Posted on June 17, 2018

After 5.5 years of continuous travel, we still marvel at the many discoveries of great destinations out there. Case in point: Bologna, Italy.  After our stay in Ravenna, we planned to fly back to the US, and the best nearby … Continue reading →

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One thing leads to another

Posted on June 13, 2018

As we travel, we find one thing leads to another.  We discover some interesting historical reference, and that sends us on a search for more information.  It never ends there.  We follow the new leads, and pretty soon we’ve opened … Continue reading →

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Where’s the body?

Posted on June 9, 2018

We could have sworn Dante was buried in Florence because we saw the tombs of Michelangelo, Rossini, Machiavelli, and Galileo when we visited the Basilica of Santa Croce. After our Florence visit, we took a train to Ravenna, Italy.  Our … Continue reading →

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It looked so easy

Posted on June 5, 2018

Before Beth started making her first mosaic piece at the Mosaic Art School, she had no idea there was more than one way to make a mosaic or how technically challenging making a mosaic could be. There were many steps … Continue reading →

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500 days to wait for her 1st day of school

Posted on June 1, 2018

Almost two years ago, Beth’s friend, Nan, highly recommended a mosaics class she had recently taken in Ravenna, Italy.  Beth started to dream about how wonderful it would be to take the class, too.  She wrote to the Mosaic Art … Continue reading →

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Oltrarno orphans

Posted on May 27, 2018

Every day in Florence seemed like a special day.  Our last days in the Oltrarno (the Florence neighborhood south of the Arno River), we rambled through the neighborhood as if we were trying to walk every street and take in … Continue reading →

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Forget sunny days on this trip!

Posted on May 22, 2018

We welcomed the sunny skies on this trip until we realized our photography suffered from the glare and shadows.  Bring on the clouds, the darkening skies, and even a little mist!  All would be welcome. After too many days straight … Continue reading →

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