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Jun 10

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🇮🇹 I came to Italy for the views, the food, and the memories… but the moment that touched me most was meeting my Aunt Anna. ❤️

For the first time, I wasn’t just visiting Italy… I was walking through my family’s story.

My grandfather and Aunt Anna’s father were brothers, and standing together felt like reconnecting pieces of a family tree that spans generations and oceans. From learning about my grandmother’s roots in Lacco Ameno, Ischia, to spending time with family from Agropoli, this trip gave me something no guidebook ever could: a deeper understanding of where I come from.

There was something incredibly special about standing on the same soil my ancestors once called home, hearing stories passed down through generations, and feeling an instant connection that only family can create.

Some trips change your scenery. Others change your perspective.

Meeting Aunt Anna was the highlight of my entire journey, and it’s a moment I’ll carry with me forever. Until next time, Italy and especially Aunt Anna. 🇮🇹❤️ I already can’t wait to come back and spend more time together.

Have you ever visited the place your family came from? Tell me where your roots are in the comments.

#ItalyTravel
#FamilyRoots
#IschiaItaly
#Agropoli
#HeritageJourney

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Jun 9

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Who needs a gym in Italy when your wife packed 94 pounds of linen? 🇮🇹💪

Every staircase became leg day.
Every cobblestone became cardio.
Every train station became a CrossFit challenge.

My husband carried those suitcases like a champion… mostly because returning them wasn’t an option.

Being married to me is basically a subscription he keeps forgetting to cancel. 😂

Now be honest… what’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve overpacked for a vacation? Drop it in the comments so I don’t feel personally attacked. ⬇️

#ItalyTravel #FamilyTravel #CouplesHumor #TravelReels #ItalyVacation

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Jun 8

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We are in Italiaaaaaaa 🇮🇹
#italiansummer #amalficoast #positano #ischia #roma

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Jun 6

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🇮🇹Took me my entire life to get here. Better late than never! 

📍Roma
📍Napoli
📍Ischia

Next up, 📍Amalfi Coast

#italyorbust #italia #ischia #italy

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Jun 4

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I almost didn’t take this trip.🇮🇹

Not because I didn’t want to go. Because life is busy. The timing wasn’t perfect. There were a hundred reasons to wait.

I’m so glad we didn’t.

Italy is reminding me that the best things in life aren’t things at all.

They’re watching your kids stand in front of history they’ve only read about in books.

They’re laughing through a dinner that lasts three hours because nobody is in a rush.

We’re eating the pasta, ordering the dessert, wearing the swimsuit, taking the picture, and realizing life was never meant to be lived “someday.”

This trip is reminding me that experiences are an investment that never loses value.

That family comes first.

That the world is one of the greatest teachers.

That some people are meant to stay forever and some are simply beautiful chapters and both deserve gratitude.

That the right people make every destination better.

And that the memories we create together will outlive every possession we’ll ever own.

If there’s one thing I learned in Italy, it’s this:

Stop waiting for the perfect time.

Book the trip.
Wear the swimsuit.
Eat the pasta.
Take the photo.
Make the memory.

Because one day your children won’t remember what was in your bank account, what size jeans you wore, or how clean the house was.

They’ll remember that you showed up for the adventure.

What’s one thing you’ve been putting off that this post is giving you permission to do? Tell me below. 👇❤️

#ItalyTravel
#FamilyTravel
#TravelWithKids
#MakingMemories
#TravelInspiration

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Jun 2

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🇮🇹 When Jackson comes home from the AirForce and he gets all of his siblings in one video! And before you ask, brody was laughing the boys filmed this four times till they chose this one to share! #Naples #naplesitaly @jackson.schaffer @dylanluciaschaffer @bossbabybrody @romanwalkerjude #siblings

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Jun 1

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Trends from Rome! 🇮🇹 #vaticancity #rome #italy

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May 31

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We came for the views, the water, and the adventure… but somewhere between jumping off docks and island hopping through the USVI and BVI, something unexpected happened.

Brody fell in love with the rhythm of it all. The music, the movement, the way different cultures tell stories through dance. Watching this trip spark his curiosity and confidence to want to learn, move, and connect through cultures beyond his own has been one of my favorite parts of this adventure.

Proof that travel gives us so much more than memories …  it opens minds. ✨
#FamilyTravel
#TravelWithKids
#CulturalTravel
#VirginIslandsTravel
#TravelChangesYou
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