Our Summer Travel Destination Will Be...

Europe! Yes, we are taking the boys on a 9-hour flight at ages 18 months and 4. Austen, who has difficulty with sitting still for all 10 minutes of circle time at preschool is probably going to love sitting in his seat for an entire day but what can I say. We're gluttons for punishment.

The plan is to spend a chunk of time in Italy somewhere in Tuscany. We will be having a little reunion with some dear friends we miss so much from our time in Singapore. We'll also be finishing our travels with a week in London. Nothing is booked yet, no dates are set in stone but the wheels are churning.

Italia

 

We went on a driving trip to Italy today for lunch. It was beautiful. 30 degrees and sunny. We stopped for a stroll on a long beach with the most perfect teal water and rolling waves... and crispy Italians...

Had pasta and pastries (why do our clothes still fit? It beats all odds) and then headed back to France again. I'll never get over the views of the coastline here. The N7 road we take between the towns in high up, cut into the side of the cliffs and all you can see is teracotta rooftops and blue shutters and of course the sea. The roads were congested today with the mega yacht show going on in Monaco. The man on the radio is asking us if we have thought of insurance for our mega yacht, and have we been properly covered for our precious artwork on board. This is another planet entirely.
This is our last night in France and then we head back to London tomorrow and then the cruise begins...