Years ago, we had Nextel phones with the walkie-talkie feature. All of our friends had Nextel and it was a great way to have quick chats. I was a little sad to see it go, but we all moved on to phones
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Apartment Tour | Padova, Italy Airbnb
Join us on a tour of our Airbnb in Padova, Italy (English: Padua, Italy). We really like this Airbnb – it is three stories and a short walk from the heart of Padova.
Padova has a lot to see and do
In Memory of Jackson the Poodle
My heart aches for our friend Amanda. Her Standard Poodle Jackson passed away on Friday May 25, 2018.
Back in March, Amanda took Jackson to a neurologist when he had some unexplained leg weakness.
Poodle Fetch on the Beach in Italy
It is a cold and windy day in Lido di Venezia, Italy but James doesn’t mind as long as there is a game of fetch!
The Grocery Stores in Padua, Italy are Dog Friendly!
The first thing we do when we arrive in a new city is head to the grocery store. We arrived in Padua, Italy (Padova in Italian) and once James was comfortable in our Airbnb we said goodbye and started
Favorite Wedding Dresses of 2018
After watching the Royal Wedding, I decided to do a little online wedding dress shopping. I love seeing what the designers come up with for bridal. My favorite designer this year is definitely Rosa Clará.
The Royal Wedding 2018 – Meghan and Harry
I LOVE weddings!!! I was so excited to see Meghan and Harry’s royal wedding!
Of course the main thing I wanted to see was Meghan’s dress. It is beautiful!!!
The royals are brilliant when
I’ve Come To Wive It Wealthily in Padua – Kiss Me Kate
We are heading to Padua, Italy!
Sing along to Kiss Me Kate’s “I’ve Come To Wive It Wealthily in Padua” while you wait for our next post!
Venice, Italy
Join us as we ride the water buses in Venice, Italy with James the Poodle. We explore many alleys and we also get some gelato!
Dog Friendly Lido di Venezia, Italy
On the outskirts of Venice Italy is the island of Lido di Venezia. The whole island has a beach town feel that is so different from the heart of Venice. The beaches are packed in the summer but in the
Happy 8th Birthday James!
I can’t believe James is 8 years old. He is such a sweet and mellow boy but he also still has his puppy energy when it is time to play fetch!
Here are some formal 8th birthday portraits of James.
Apartment Tour | Lido di Venezia, Italy Airbnb
This is a tour of our apartment in Venice, Italy. We stayed in an Airbnb on Lido di Venezia. It was an easy vaporetto ride to the island which is on the outskirts of Venice, Italy. We wanted to be close
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is a modern art museum on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Chris isn’t a big fan of modern art so I decided to visit this museum alone one day. It is a small but nice
Around Venice, Italy
Venice, Italy really is one of those cities you could get lost in. You want to get lost in it! I actually read a great tourist tip: if you pass a shop where you want to see inside you better do it NOW.
Ca’ Rezzonico in Venice, Italy
I love architecture and big beautiful ballrooms. So I knew I would want to see the Ca’ Rezzonico museum while in Venice, Italy.
The museum is right on the Grand Canal:
The main ballroom was
Lido di Venezia, Italy – Beach Portraits
It is so beautiful here in Lido di Venezia, Italy. We took some nice posed photos of all of us – finally!
The beach:
James posing:
Sandra and James:
Chris and James:
Our
Beach Life on Lido di Venezia, Italy
Oh we are LOVING the beach! It is cold and winter but we still love it. James REALLY loves it. When James was a puppy, we rented a beach house for a month in St. Augustine Beach, Florida (check out
Our Apartment in Venice, Italy
We really love our Airbnb in Venice, Italy! We are actually out on Lido di Venezia. Being Floridians, we were missing the beach and we weren’t sure we wanted to be in the heart of Venice. The motoscafi
The Senior Nomads Blog
I found a great story this morning on Daily Mail. It was about a couple named Debbie (she is 62) and Michael (he is 72) that sold all of their belongings except for a small storage unit of stuff and decided
Getting Around Venice, Italy
Don’t be overwhelmed or afraid to ride the water buses in Venice, Italy. We are here to help!
Here is some helpful terminology on the water vehicles in Venice, Italy.
Vaporetto (plural,