These posts capture our days as they unfold while travelling long term as a family. They’re written in real time, without polish or hindsight, and reflect the small moments, routines, and rhythms of life on the move.
Longer reflections and feature stories live separately on our Blog page.
Day 128 - The Drone That Almost Didn’t Make It Back
A slow start, a near-disaster with the drone over the ocean, and a day where routine took priority over sightseeing. Not every day is about ticking boxes — sometimes it’s about settling into the rhythm of life on the road.
Day 127 - Rainy Day, Big Dreams and Building Our Travel Website
A slow, rainy day in Italy turns into one full of creativity, pancakes, homeschooling and progress behind the scenes as we build our travel website and dream about life after the journey.
Day 126 - A Grotto Jump, A Kids’ Restaurant, and a Wild Italian Storm
A slow morning turns into one of our favourite days yet. A spontaneous grotto jump, Maddie runs her own restaurant, and a wild storm rolls in to finish the night.
Day 125 - Homemade Pizza Night and Finding Our Rhythm in San Foca
A slower day in San Foca filled with routine, a solo run to Roca, and one of the best surprises yet, homemade pizzas made together as a family.
Day 124 - Family Runs, Pancake Mornings & Finding Our Travel Rhythm
A simple day that turned into one of our favourites. A family run, pancakes made from scratch, learning through play, and a big step forward in planning what comes next.
Day 123 - Family Travel Reality: Fights, Coastal Adventures and a Games Night in Southern Italy
A two-cent coin sparks a full family meltdown, but the day turns around with coastal exploring, quiet Italian towns, and a fun-filled games night together.
Day 122 - Sunday Markets, Family Runs & Simple Wins in Southern Italy
An early start, a family run that turned around quickly, fresh bread from local shops, and a Sunday spent wandering markets and soaking up real local life in Southern Italy.
Day 121 - Running the limestone cliffs of San Foca
A simple family run turns into a coastal adventure along limestone cliffs in San Foca. Coffee by the sea, tight living challenges, and big conversations about what comes next.
Day 120 - Settling Into San Foca
A slow first full day in San Foca, Italy, featuring a coastal run to Grotta della Poesia, family run-walk sessions, and settling into small-space travel life.
Day 119 - Travel Day to San Foca, Settling Back Into Slow Living
A rainy travel day from Lecce to San Foca turns into a reset moment as we settle into coastal life, manage food costs, and prepare for a slower few weeks in Puglia.
Day 118 - Exploring Lecce on Our Own Terms
We skipped the expensive walking tours in Lecce and created our own. From Porta Napoli to the Roman amphitheatre, this self-guided family adventure turned out to be one of our best travel days yet.
Day 117 – Rainy Travel Day to Lecce
A wet but memorable travel day from Bari to Lecce. From espresso stops and chess games to a scenic train ride and arriving in a stunning stone apartment, this was slow travel at its best.
Day 116 - Rainy Wanders Through Bari’s Old Town
A rainy day in Bari leads us through the narrow medieval streets of Bari Vecchia where we discover ancient cart tracks, quiet pasta streets and seaside views along the Adriatic.
Day 115 - From Sicily to Bari, And a Surprise Race on the Waterfront
A smooth travel day from Palermo to Bari turns into an unexpected highlight when we discover live race cars blasting along the Bari foreshore.
Day 114 - A Golden Sunset and Final Night in Cefalù, Sicily
Our final full day in Sicily was slow, simple, and perfect. After a windy morning by the beach we headed into Cefalù for sunset, wandering medieval streets, eating pizza by the ocean and finishing the night with gelato under the cathedral lights.
Day 113 – Planning Fatigue, Sicilian Pastries, and a Colourful Beach Afternoon
After days of planning fatigue, we finally lock in the next stage of our journey from Sicily to Puglia. Along the way we discover traditional Sicilian pastries, build rock forts on the beach, and reflect on life without tablets while worldschooling our kids.
Day 112 - Slow Days, Beach Time and Planning the Road Ahead
A quiet day in Sicily filled with schoolwork, beach time and travel planning as we try to figure out the next stage of our journey from Bari to Lake Garda.
Day 111 - Getting Lost in Cefalù
A day exploring Cefalù in Sicily including a hike up La Rocca to the castle ruins, wandering medieval streets, beach time with the kids and navigating Sicily’s famously chaotic driving.
Day 110 - Beach Glass and Slow Living in Campofelice di Roccella
Our first full day in Campofelice di Roccella was spent running along the waterfront, hunting for colourful beach glass, swimming in the chilly Mediterranean and ending the evening with a driftwood fire by the sea.
Day 109 - Driving Across Sicily: Giardini Naxos to Campofelice di Roccella
Day 109 of our worldschooling adventure saw us drive across Sicily from Giardini Naxos to Campofelice di Roccella near Cefalù. A scenic inland route around Mount Etna, winding mountain highways and our first taste of Sicily’s northern coastline.