Living like a noblewoman in Ravenna

By Kimberly Sullivan | August 24, 2021 |

I usually do all our holiday planning, so I was pleased recently when my husband took over and planned a weekend escape to beautiful Ravenna, Italy, in the Emilia Romagna region. He discovered a hotel I loved in the center of Ravenna: The Palazzo Galletti Abbiosi. This was a noble palace built in the 1700s…

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Feeling like royalty in a nobleman’s hunting palace

By Kimberly Sullivan | July 28, 2020 |

I’m often up in the Italian town of Rieti, in northern Lazio. My youngest son is a runner, and joined the competitive track and field team here, although his daily training is (thankfully) in Rome. His involvement with the team means I’ve had plenty of chances to explore this pretty medieval town about 90 minutes…

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Bali Hotels you’ll love…

By Kimberly Sullivan | February 4, 2014 |

Okay, it’s a cold February day out there, and this is post is a blatant attempt on my side to revisit memories of tropical warmth just a few degrees from the Equator. If I close my eyes, I can feel it working already. Still, if any of you are headed to Bali, Indonesia, or starting…

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