travel | eliza jane curtis

8 Jul 2021

Moss forest

by Eliza Jane Curtis | posted in: children, nature, Newfoundland, places | 1

We discovered a mossy fairyland forest behind our house! We scrambled up the rocks into the trees and it’s like a whole different world back there. I’m not sure we’re supposed to be there but we’re feeling so restless being … Continued

12 Oct 2014

Tuscany, October

by Eliza Jane Curtis | posted in: beautiful, family, fun, life, places, travel | 1

My parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at this super amazing place in Tuscany! They were actually married in June of 1964, but they picked October for the weather. Spannocchia is a working organic farm located on a historic … Continued

7 Oct 2014

Florence

by Eliza Jane Curtis | posted in: family, fun, places, travel | 0

Florence was kind of nuts, and we had been warned so we were expecting it, but still… bonkers. We got up pretty early and caught a train from Siena to Florence, hit some kind of delay on the train and … Continued

5 Oct 2014

Volterra

by Eliza Jane Curtis | posted in: beautiful, family, fun, places, travel | 0

Our first outing was to Volterra, a medieval walled city about an hour away. My dad had rented a little van, and he was our driver. He is a hardier soul than I am; the narrow lanes, twisting turning mountain … Continued

28 Sep 2014

Bristol, Tuscany, Rome, Porto, Santiago and London!

by Eliza Jane Curtis | posted in: family, friends, fun, life, places, travel, Uncategorized | 0

Been SO crazy with fairs, work, teaching, midwife appointments, and all the other stuff, I’ve barely even had time to think about this amazing trip that’s coming up! We planned this and bought the tickets ages ago, maybe in January … Continued

24 Jul 2011

Amsterdam

by admin | posted in: fun, travel | 1

After a late night out in Barcelona, we were dragging a bit on the way in to Amsterdam, felt a little overwhelmed in the airport and worried that we couldn’t understand the slightest bit of Dutch, but Amsterdam is really … Continued

20 Jul 2011

Barcelona

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Next stop Barcelona! We were on the same flight out of Newcastle with a few of our friends who also happened to be heading to Barcelona after the wedding, so we had company on the trip. We’d found a place … Continued

16 Jul 2011

Cumbria

by admin | posted in: fun, hiking, travel | 1

We came in to Carlisle train station (after a short trip from Edinburgh) and were greeted by Eamon and Lucy!! They drove us back to Rose Cottage, which is Eamon’s childhood home and where his dad lives. Over rolling green … Continued

4 Jul 2011

Edinburgh

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Grassmarket and Bow Street July 1 we set off from Boston to Edinburgh on the first leg of a month-long tour around Europe. Even though we had some awfully big plans to prepare for on the home front, our dear … Continued

30 Apr 2011

Boston

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excellent Boston photograph by Dirk. Went to Boston for a few days with Dirk (who took this amazing picture!) and it was really nice! I hadn’t really hung out in Boston since… the early nineties?! I wish we made it … Continued

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