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  1. What? I mean, you might strain your neck on the trail. I'm out there all the time - never feel unsafe and there are always plenty of people around.
  2. Yeah, for sure, but man the trash piles up...
  3. I'm occasionally in the west campus area. Honestly, if they could stay on top of the trash in the dumpsters behind apartment complexes, that would make a big difference.
  4. You didn't hear it from me but a walk on wide receiver told me that when Arch throws the ball, he goes "hee here" like Michael Jackson. Mystery solved.
  5. Came about a yard from a fourth and it was called back thanks to a stupid penalty
  6. But as a logo it's not bad and he makes a good point... it is a perfectly nice logo for your benefits provider or the company a diagnostics lab, not the City of Austin.
  7. Another option is Sperlonga. Less than 2 hours south of FCO. Amazing little town - has a very special meaning to me and my family. Great town, nice beaches, good swimming and boat rides doable in the area with caves, etc. Villa of Tiberius is walkable from town. 20-25 minutes to Gaeta. Less than an hour from San Felice Circeo and you can go get a hiking fix here: https://peakvisor.com/park/monti-aurunci-nature-park.html
  8. I try to come up with this kind of stuff to then justify a skiing roadtrip
  9. Well and the thing is with beach trips in Italy, you can hit up a castle in the afternoon or go to a winery or stroll the center of town and then enjoy all the evening action (because those kids are going to be up late with alllllll the other kids). There is tons to do. Too much usually.
  10. Man, I cannot disagree with a single bit of this. I do think Houston has strong philanthropy but as much as I love Austin, your comment is spot on. Any big money donations floating around in Austin tend to go to UT which ultimately helps the community but you're not going to find a Menil Museum in Austin.
  11. Another option in Tuscany - https://www.calaviolinascarlino.it/en/ - honestly there are tons that are just not frequented by Americans. I mean, Elba is in Tuscany but more effort.
  12. I know, right? Here's are pictures of Galveston... or Italy.
  13. We've taken our kids to Italy all their lives starting as early as 1 year old. Anyway, the second trip we took to Italy with our oldest was to the Maremma area of Tuscany. A little wilder, a little less overrun but an easy drive from FCO. We used https://www.parrina.it/en/ as our base and then made regular trips to small towns like Orbetello, Porto Santo Stefano, Porto Ercole (swankier), little hill towns like Magliano in Toscana, etc. Lots of great wineries in the area and they're totally cool with you bringing by kids... just keep them corraled. Beach wise, there are beach clubs just west of Ansedonia... dark/volcanic sand beaches so a little darker sand but its a cool area... you can even stay in the house where Turandot was written (you know the song, trust me), see ancient ruins by the beach, etc. Pictures from 2010 (!!!) Pool at La Parrina La Parrina (shop at agriturismo) Small beach below a restaurant near Porto Santo Stefano Two views of the beach at Ansedonia from above and on the beach Beach club in Talamone
  14. ...and mind you I love Rome and have been over a dozen times to go visit family and friends. It's an amazing city and I've barely scratched the surface of Rome. As a child, my mom, my aunt and an uncles used to play in the square next to the famous keyhole. But damn Rome has gotten overrun with tourists and Florence is even worse and that's why I think truly finding Italy these days is in less overrun places. But I really do miss Rome and we've been talking about going back. Just have to figure out timing or we'll minimize our time in the main touristic core.
  15. These are some weird takes. I mean Palermo in and of itself has a stupid amount of history, churches, great food, culture, etc with access to other small towns, beaches and the like. It's not like we're suggesting a week in Bolzano where, yeah, it's not quite prototypical Italy. If you think Sicily is the equivalent of Mallorca, I don't know what to tell you.
  16. ChatGPT says, "FU pay me"
  17. Was it Saint Cecilia, Aldine annex?
  18. ...in cool low season, it's fine. Summer? Bah-rutal
  19. As an Italian... he's going to get a far more Italian experience in Sicily than he will visiting an overrun city like Florence. The Italian experience is not in the big touristy cities. Going to an Adriatic town like Numana, Ostuni, Mattinata or Rimini is as Italian as you can get @hookem2010. Beach clubs on the Adriatic will be quite a bit cheaper than Liguria (and certainly cheaper than Sardegna). Also, beach clubs are designed for families and children - you'll be in good hands. Cinque Terre or Amalfi with a toddler and a stroller? Thoughts and prayers.
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