{"id":86,"date":"2023-10-17T10:04:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T10:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2023-10-28T04:35:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T04:35:10","slug":"articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?page_id=86","title":{"rendered":"Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"86\" class=\"elementor elementor-86\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a4e9a2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a4e9a2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9f575e\" data-id=\"d9f575e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9010290 heading-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9010290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 01-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Feature Articles<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-265158e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-post-block\" data-id=\"265158e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-post-block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"bdtpbm_6a42e1220a1d6\" class=\"bdt-post-block bdt-grid bdt-grid-match skin-base\" data-bdt-grid=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-width-1-2@m\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-item featured-part bdt-width-1-1@m bdt-margin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-img-wrapper bdt-margin-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=37\" title=\"So How was Cuba?\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"So How was Cuba?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0225.jpg 320w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0225-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-desc\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-post-block-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=37\" class=\"bdt-post-block-link\" title=\"So How was Cuba?\">So How was Cuba?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-meta bdt-subnav bdt-flex-middle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>September 22, 2015<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The souvenir I shoulda bought: a camera folded from soda cans. It was impossible to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-width-1-2@m\" data-bdt-scrollspy=\"cls: bdt-animation-fade; target: > ul > .bdt-post-block-item; delay: 350;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bdt-list bdt-list-large bdt-list-divider\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-post-block-item list-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-grid bdt-grid-small\" data-bdt-grid>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-thumbnail bdt-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=281\" title=\"Off to Cuba\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-6.00.55-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Off to Cuba\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-desc bdt-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-post-block-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=281\" class=\"bdt-post-block-link\" title=\"Off to Cuba\">Off to Cuba<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-meta bdt-subnav bdt-flex-middle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>July 31, 2015<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-excerpt list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why Cuba? It started when I was three. My family eye doctor did a very<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-post-block-item list-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-grid bdt-grid-small\" data-bdt-grid>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-thumbnail bdt-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=342\" title=\"Mt Ida&#8211; Kazdagi: Gods Watched the Trojan War and the Botanists Watched the Plants\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ida-Mts-and-Kazdaglari-Natl-Park-025-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mt Ida&#8211; Kazdagi: Gods Watched the Trojan War and the Botanists Watched the Plants\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-desc bdt-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-post-block-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=342\" class=\"bdt-post-block-link\" title=\"Mt Ida&#8211; Kazdagi: Gods Watched the Trojan War and the Botanists Watched the Plants\">Mt Ida&#8211; Kazdagi: Gods Watched the Trojan War and the Botanists Watched the Plants<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-meta bdt-subnav bdt-flex-middle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>August 6, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-excerpt list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>6 August 2014 Once the Apailes Congress ended in Istanbul, we left town with a<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-post-block-item list-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-grid bdt-grid-small\" data-bdt-grid>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-thumbnail bdt-width-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=374\" title=\"Istanbul Eats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-Eats-007-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Istanbul Eats\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-desc bdt-width-expand\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-post-block-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=374\" class=\"bdt-post-block-link\" title=\"Istanbul Eats\">Istanbul Eats<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-meta bdt-subnav bdt-flex-middle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>August 3, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-block-excerpt list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today was one of the most unique and interesting travel days I have every had.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f45101e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f45101e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e73e9f heading-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e73e9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All Articles <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581aa3a animated-slow bdt-custom-gallery-skin-fedara-style-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-post-gallery\" data-id=\"581aa3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-post-gallery.bdt-abetis\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-wrapper\" data-bdt-filter=\"target: #bdt-post-gallery581aa3a\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"bdt-post-gallery-581aa3a\" class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filters-wrapper\" data-hash-settings=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;bdt-post-gallery-581aa3a&quot;,&quot;activeHash&quot;:true}\">\n\n\t\t\t<button class=\"bdt-button bdt-button-default bdt-hidden@m\" type=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFilter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t<div data-bdt-dropdown=\"mode: click;\" class=\"bdt-dropdown bdt-margin-remove-top bdt-margin-remove-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bdt-nav bdt-dropdown-nav\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-active\" data-bdt-filter-control>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">All<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"2011\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='2011']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">2011<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"2014\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='2014']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">2014<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"2015\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='2015']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">2015<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"2023\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='2023']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">2023<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"amalfi-coast\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='amalfi-coast']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Amalfi Coast<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"ancient-rome\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='ancient-rome']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Ancient Rome<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"auckland\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='auckland']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Auckland<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"balclutha\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='balclutha']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Balclutha<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"capri\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='capri']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Capri<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"caribbean\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='caribbean']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Caribbean<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"carrara\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='carrara']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Carrara<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"cell-phones\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='cell-phones']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Cell Phones<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"chincoteague\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='chincoteague']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Chincoteague<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"christchurch\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='christchurch']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Christchurch<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"cinque-terre\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='cinque-terre']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Cinque Terre<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"close-to-home\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='close-to-home']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Close to home<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"dominica\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='dominica']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Dominica<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"dominican\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='dominican']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Dominican<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"dominican-republic\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='dominican-republic']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Dominican Republic<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"featured\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='featured']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Featured<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"fox-glacier\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='fox-glacier']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Fox Glacier<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"glow-worms\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='glow-worms']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Glow Worms<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"greenland\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='greenland']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Greenland<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"iceland\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='iceland']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Iceland<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"italy\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='italy']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Italy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"itay\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='itay']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Itay<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"kayaking\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='kayaking']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Kayaking<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"maryland\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='maryland']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Maryland<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"mexico\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='mexico']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Mexico<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"mexico-city\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='mexico-city']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Mexico City<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"naples\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='naples']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Naples<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"new-zealand\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='new-zealand']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">New Zealand<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"north-island\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='north-island']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">North Island<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"oaxaca\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='oaxaca']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Oaxaca<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"paihia\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='paihia']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Paihia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"picton\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='picton']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Picton<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"pompeii\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='pompeii']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Pompeii<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"puebla\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='puebla']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Puebla<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"queenstown\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='queenstown']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Queenstown<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"reykjavik\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='reykjavik']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Reykjavik<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"rome\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='rome']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Rome<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"rotorua\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='rotorua']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Rotorua<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"russell\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='russell']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Russell<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"te-anau\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='te-anau']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Te Anau<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"te-anu\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='te-anu']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Te Anu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"the-caitlins\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='the-caitlins']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">The Caitlins<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"umbria\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='umbria']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Umbria<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"united-states\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='united-states']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">United States<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"usa\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='usa']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">USA<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"vatican-city\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='vatican-city']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Vatican City<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"venice\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='venice']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Venice<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"virginia\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='virginia']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Virginia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"wanaka\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='wanaka']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Wanaka<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\" data-bdt-target=\"wellington\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='wellington']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Wellington<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"bdt-ep-grid-filters581aa3a\" class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filters bdt-visible@m\" data-bdt-margin>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter bdt-active\" data-bdt-filter-control>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">All<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"2011\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='2011']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">2011<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"2014\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='2014']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">2014<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"2015\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='2015']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">2015<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"2023\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='2023']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">2023<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"amalfi-coast\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='amalfi-coast']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Amalfi Coast<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"ancient-rome\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='ancient-rome']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Ancient Rome<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"auckland\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='auckland']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Auckland<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"balclutha\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='balclutha']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Balclutha<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"capri\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='capri']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Capri<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"caribbean\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='caribbean']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Caribbean<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"carrara\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='carrara']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Carrara<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"cell-phones\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='cell-phones']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Cell Phones<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"chincoteague\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='chincoteague']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Chincoteague<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"christchurch\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='christchurch']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Christchurch<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"cinque-terre\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='cinque-terre']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Cinque Terre<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"close-to-home\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='close-to-home']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Close to home<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"dominica\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='dominica']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Dominica<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"dominican\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='dominican']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Dominican<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"dominican-republic\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='dominican-republic']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Dominican Republic<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"featured\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='featured']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Featured<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"fox-glacier\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='fox-glacier']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Fox Glacier<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"glow-worms\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='glow-worms']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Glow Worms<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"greenland\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='greenland']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Greenland<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"iceland\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='iceland']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Iceland<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"italy\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='italy']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Italy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"itay\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='itay']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Itay<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"kayaking\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='kayaking']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Kayaking<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"maryland\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='maryland']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Maryland<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"mexico\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='mexico']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Mexico<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"mexico-city\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='mexico-city']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Mexico City<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"naples\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='naples']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Naples<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"new-zealand\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='new-zealand']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">New Zealand<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"north-island\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='north-island']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">North Island<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"oaxaca\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='oaxaca']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Oaxaca<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"paihia\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='paihia']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Paihia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"picton\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='picton']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Picton<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"pompeii\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='pompeii']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Pompeii<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"puebla\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='puebla']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Puebla<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"queenstown\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='queenstown']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Queenstown<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"reykjavik\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='reykjavik']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Reykjavik<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"rome\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='rome']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Rome<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"rotorua\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='rotorua']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Rotorua<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"russell\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='russell']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Russell<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"te-anau\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='te-anau']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Te Anau<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"te-anu\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='te-anu']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Te Anu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"the-caitlins\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='the-caitlins']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">The Caitlins<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"umbria\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='umbria']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Umbria<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"united-states\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='united-states']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">United States<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"usa\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='usa']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">USA<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"vatican-city\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='vatican-city']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Vatican City<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"venice\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='venice']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Venice<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"virginia\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='virginia']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Virginia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"wanaka\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='wanaka']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Wanaka<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bdt-ep-grid-filter\" data-bdt-target=\"wellington\" data-bdt-filter-control=\"[data-filter*='wellington']\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">Wellington<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"bdt-post-gallery581aa3a\" class=\"bdt-post-gallery bdt-ep-grid-filter-container bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis bdt-grid bdt-grid-medium\" data-bdt-grid=\"\" data-settings=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;#bdt-post-gallery581aa3a&quot;,&quot;tiltShow&quot;:false}\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"mexico oaxaca\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5772\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5714-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A City Tour and a Cooking Class\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5714-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5714-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5714-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5714-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5714-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5772\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tA City Tour and a Cooking Class\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 21, 2026<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Oaxaca was beautiful today, sunny and eventually warm. We had a walking tour of the city in the morning on our way to the anthropological<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"mexico oaxaca\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5708\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5417-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Temples and Artisans in Oaxaca\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5417-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5417-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5417-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5417-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5417-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5708\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tTemples and Artisans in Oaxaca\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 20, 2026<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We drove out of Oaxaca early this morning to arrive at Monte Alb\u00e1n before any other groups. While it is not that crowded when compared<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"mexico oaxaca\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5657\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5328-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Temples, Zapote Traditions and Mezcal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5328-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5328-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5328-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5328-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5328-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5657\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tTemples, Zapote Traditions and Mezcal\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 19, 2026<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The photo above shows my breakfast this morning. A tamale! It was the first of two tamale meals for the day. By now we know<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"mexico\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5555\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5233-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"On the Road to Oaxaca\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5233-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5233-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5233-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5233-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5233-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5555\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tOn the Road to Oaxaca\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 18, 2026<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We had a long road trip out of Puebla to Oaxaca today. We have to view the journey with a sense of appreciation though. Cort\u00e9s<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"mexico puebla\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5512\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5125-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Walking Around Puebla\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5125-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5125-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5125-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5125-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5125-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5512\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tWalking Around Puebla\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 17, 2026<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Before a walking tour this morning, we had an interesting lecture from our professor, Leslie. The new learning for me was that when Cort\u00e9s marched<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"mexico puebla\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5471\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"On the Road to Puebla\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5471\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tOn the Road to Puebla\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 17, 2026<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We left Mexico City behind and drove to Puebla today. We had a few interesting stops along the way. The first was to see Santa<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"mexico mexico-city\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5407\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Diego Tells Told Story of Mexico, and then We Gobbled it Up\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5407\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tDiego Tells Told Story of Mexico, and then We Gobbled it Up\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 14, 2026<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Today was full and it made a perfect arc of the themes of history and culture we've been examining. It's taken me two days to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"mexico mexico-city\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5364\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4925-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Frida and Diego\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4925-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4925-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4925-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4925-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4925-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5364\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tFrida and Diego\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 14, 2026<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Yesterday we were introduced to Our Lady of Guadalupe. Today we visited the home of another leading lady of Mexico, Frida Kahlo. From a life<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"mexico mexico-city\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5325\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4746-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Today, We Are in Mexico\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4746-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4746-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4746-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4746-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4746-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5325\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tToday, We Are in Mexico\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 13, 2026<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We've arrived! For some reason, TSApre did not show up on my boarding pass and I was sent through the regular line. I have a<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"mexico\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5307\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4742-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Mexico Today\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4742-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4742-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4742-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4742-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4742-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5307\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tMexico Today\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 12, 2026<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Mark and our son loaded our bags. Joe Joe, the dog, watched eagerly, always alert when my steps quicken around the entry hall of our<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"amalfi-coast itay\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5256\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4398-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"An Ancient Monastery and Modern Food\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4398-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4398-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4398-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4398-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4398-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5256\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tAn Ancient Monastery and Modern Food\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 10, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We are in the Italian state of Campania, of which Naples is the capital, and the Amalfi Coast a chief storied location. We haven't been<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5246\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4281-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"More Buffalo and More Paestum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4281-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4281-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4281-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4281-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4281-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5246\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tMore Buffalo and More Paestum\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 9, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We did a new version of our itinerary from October 26. New water buffalo, same Paestum. Organic bufala farm Milking buffalo choose to spend time<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"amalfi-coast italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5179\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4149-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ferries Around the Bay of Naples\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4149-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4149-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4149-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4149-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4149-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5179\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tFerries Around the Bay of Naples\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 8, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\"Are you going to Positano?\" This was the often asked question when I spoke about our upcoming trip here to anyone who had been here<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"amalfi-coast italy pompeii\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5105\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4064-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Pompeii for the Second Time- Virtually No Repeats\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4064-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4064-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4064-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4064-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_4064-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5105\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tPompeii for the Second Time- Virtually No Repeats\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 7, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We were last in Pompeii ten days ago! The tour today had almost no repeats-- only of the Forum. Everything else was a new area<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"amalfi-coast italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5100\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3916-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A Private Tour of Herculaneum and a Fishing Village Lunch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3916-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3916-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3916-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3916-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3916-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5100\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tA Private Tour of Herculaneum and a Fishing Village Lunch\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 6, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>When Vesuvius exploded in 79 CE, Pompeii was covered in ash pretty quickly. The volcano had two sides though, and the smaller town of Herculaneum<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"amalfi-coast italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5056\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3820-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Walking Tour of Sorrento and Lunch at a Lemon Farm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3820-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3820-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3820-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3820-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3820-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5056\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tWalking Tour of Sorrento and Lunch at a Lemon Farm\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 5, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Sorrento has many layers to its history. It was the home of Italic people, and then, during the golden age of ancient Greece, young Greek<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"amalfi-coast capri italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5014\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3656-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Gardens and a Farm Lunch on Capri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3656-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3656-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3656-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3656-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3656-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5014\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tGardens and a Farm Lunch on Capri\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 5, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We returned to Capri with our Road Scholar group today. Nothing we did on our visit a few days ago overlapped with this visit, rather<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"amalfi-coast italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4973\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3633-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Calm, Sweet Sorrento\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3633-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3633-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3633-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3633-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3633-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4973\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tCalm, Sweet Sorrento\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 3, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>One last photo from the balcony of our Naples hotel. When they finish the boulevard they're working on, it will be a beautiful location. If<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy naples\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4958\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3588-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Naples Begins to Feel Familiar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3588-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3588-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3588-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3588-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3588-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4958\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tNaples Begins to Feel Familiar\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 2, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Naples is a city where life is lived out on the streets. This afternoon, our last day in Naples, we walked to see two churches<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"capri italy naples\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4933\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3543-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A Capri Hike to the Natural Arch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3543-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3543-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3543-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3543-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_3543-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4933\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tA Capri Hike to the Natural Arch\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 1, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t3 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Looking for a way to stretch our legs and get out of the city for a while, we took the ferry to Capri. Our goal<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy naples\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4857\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3470-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Made Plan for a Ferry, and then Presepi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3470-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3470-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3470-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3470-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3470-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4857\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tMade Plan for a Ferry, and then Presepi\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 1, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We were on our own in Naples today. First, we had a no alarm morning! These are so rare, and it's not that we sleep<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy naples\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4843\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3346-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"It&#8217;s Neapolitan, but Is It Italian, Actually?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3346-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3346-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3346-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3346-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3346-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4843\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s Neapolitan, but Is It Italian, Actually?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 31, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In Italian hotels, there is often a large array of cakes placed out for breakfast. They are not terribly sweet, and many are made with<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy naples\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4777\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3281-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Antiquities Museum Transitions Us into Naples\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3281-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3281-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3281-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3281-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3281-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4777\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Antiquities Museum Transitions Us into Naples\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 29, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Runners My title is deceiving. Thematically, we transitioned from antiquity to the city of Naples today. Physically, I do not think you can gradually<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"amalfi-coast italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4773\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A Day Off in Minori\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4773\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tA Day Off in Minori\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 29, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>I was back on the program yesterday, but Monday, October 27, I took a day off to rest a head cold. I missed Positano and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"amalfi-coast italy pompeii\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4747\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3128-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Pompeii and Vesuvius\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3128-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3128-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3128-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3128-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_3128-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4747\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tPompeii and Vesuvius\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 29, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In 1978, when my brother and I were in middle school, my aunt took us to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston to see<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"amalfi-coast italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4729\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2854-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Paestum: Ancient Greek to Roman Ruins\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2854-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2854-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2854-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2854-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2854-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4729\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tPaestum: Ancient Greek to Roman Ruins\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 26, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>For the first time in my life, I saw Ancient Greek ruins today. I got a little prickly behind the eyelids. What a wonderful place<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"amalfi-coast italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4665\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2759-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Off to Amalfi Coast\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2759-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2759-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2759-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2759-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2759-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4665\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tOff to Amalfi Coast\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 25, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Woke up in Rome and headed to a train to Naples, then a bus to Amalfi, for lunch. Lunch was excellent- fish and lemon cake.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy rome\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4641\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2704-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Walk Around Rome and Try to Get Baroque\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2704-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2704-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2704-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2704-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2704-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4641\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tWalk Around Rome and Try to Get Baroque\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 24, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We walked around Rome today and most sites had some art from the Baroque period, for which I say, look for abondaza! Above and below<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy rome vatican-city\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4606\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2562-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Morning Walk to Trastavere, then Vatican City\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2562-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2562-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2562-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2562-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2562-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4606\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tMorning Walk to Trastavere, then Vatican City\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 23, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We had a slow, free morning that included sleeping as late as we wanted to (9:00am!), and then a nice morning walk to the Trastavere<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy rome\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4557\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2447-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"St. Michael Got an Angel and the Castel Got A Name\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2447-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2447-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2447-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2447-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2447-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4557\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tSt. Michael Got an Angel and the Castel Got A Name\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 23, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Castel Sant'Angleo started as a mausoleum to Hadrian, built in 135 CE. When the city walls were joined to it, it became more of a<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy rome\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4551\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2416-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Musing about Multiples at the Pantheon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2416-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2416-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2416-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2416-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2416-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4551\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tMusing about Multiples at the Pantheon\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 22, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Obelisk outside of the Pantheon. It was rowed from Egypt. We finally got to see one of the most famous buildings in the world, the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"ancient-rome italy rome\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4519\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2356-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"I Found My Thrills on Palatine Hill\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2356-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2356-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2356-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2356-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2356-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4519\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tI Found My Thrills on Palatine Hill\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 21, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We entered Palatine Hill from a less crowded entrance and headed to the domus of the emperor. This massive palace has been excavated but of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy rome\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4490\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2254-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ancient Rome, After Lack of a Good Administration\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2254-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2254-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2254-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2254-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2254-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4490\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tAncient Rome, After Lack of a Good Administration\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 20, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Emperor Constantine. Reconstruction of pillaged original. Our first site today was this immense Emperor Constantinople, who, though born pagan, decided that he and the empire<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy rome\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4461\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2225-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"All Roads Lead to&#8230;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2225-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2225-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2225-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2225-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_2225-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4461\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tAll Roads Lead to&#8230;\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 19, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Rome, of course! I've been know to say, \"I could go to Italy at least once a year for the rest of my life.\" Mark<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"close-to-home\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4430\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1695-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"April, May, June, July, August, September, 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1695-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1695-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1695-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1695-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_1695-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4430\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tApril, May, June, July, August, September, 2025\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 18, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>It's been six months since a big trip. They have flown by. I usually don't do \"at-home\" posts, but wanted to present a monthly glimpse.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4426\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Most Important Thing in the World\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4426\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Most Important Thing in the World\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 18, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>I have a few reflections about our trip to New Zealand. It was a our longest trip, maybe ever. Before we married, we were in<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand wellington\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4412\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Last Day and We Head Back Around the World\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4412\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tLast Day and We Head Back Around the World\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 18, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our hotel above the beach sheds Wellington is hilly, seaside and very windy. It's charming and youthful, the capital city with lots of students. More<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand wellington\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4380\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"W\u0113t\u0101 Workshop and Te Papa Museum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4380\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tW\u0113t\u0101 Workshop and Te Papa Museum\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 18, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We had a free morning on this second to last day of our trip. We'd seen a lot of Wellington between the two visits, so<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand wellington\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4342\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A Morning Harbor Walk, the Supreme Court, and Foundational Documents\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4342\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tA Morning Harbor Walk, the Supreme Court, and Foundational Documents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 14, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our Road Scholar group headed off to the Beehive (parliament) for a morning tour. Since we'd just been there, Mark and I strolled along the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4322\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Back to the the North Island and Wellington\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4322\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tBack to the the North Island and Wellington\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">April 4, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The \"i\" is left out so the visitor can be the stand in. We've moved from Queenstown to Wellington, leaving the South Island for the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand queenstown\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4284\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A Sheep Farm, Arrowtown and Queenstown\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4284\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tA Sheep Farm, Arrowtown and Queenstown\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">April 3, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We departed Te Anau this morning enroute to Queenstown, but stopping for a good long while at Real Country, an agro tourism sheep farm. We<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand te-anau\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4269\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Back to Tramping on the Kepler Track\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4269\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tBack to Tramping on the Kepler Track\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">April 1, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our tour had the Milford Sound cruise on the schedule today. We'd done this exact schedule a couple of weeks ago on our first tour,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand te-anau\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4247\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Heading South to Te Anau\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4247\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tHeading South to Te Anau\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">April 1, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We left Christchurch on an early flight to Invercargill. This is the furthest south and furthest west major city in New Zealand. We weren\u2019t in<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"christchurch new-zealand\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4223\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"On the Water in Akaroa and a Walking Tour of Christchurch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4223\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tOn the Water in Akaroa and a Walking Tour of Christchurch\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">April 1, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By land and by sea today. We road by coach to Akaroa to board a day trip boat with the friendliest crew in the South<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"christchurch new-zealand\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4217\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Wake Up in Rotorua, Sleep in Christchurch, and Everything in Between\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4217\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tWake Up in Rotorua, Sleep in Christchurch, and Everything in Between\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 30, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Before leaving the Rotorua area, we visited the National Kiwi Hatchery. This non-profit is working hard, and smart, to give the national bird a fighting<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand rotorua\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4181\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Geothermal Features, Lunch Near a Garden, M\u0101ori Art and Culture\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4181\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tGeothermal Features, Lunch Near a Garden, M\u0101ori Art and Culture\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 27, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Nice full day and almost no overlap between our visit to Rotorua a month ago, and now. That's how much there is to do in<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand rotorua\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4155\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Road Trip to Rotorua\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4155\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tRoad Trip to Rotorua\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 26, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Rotorua is one of the biggest tourist destinations in New Zealand. On the North Island, it is an area of active geothermal activity, so people<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"auckland new-zealand\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4150\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sad M\u0101ori History, then a Free Afternoon in Auckland\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4150\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tSad M\u0101ori History, then a Free Afternoon in Auckland\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 25, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Perhaps it's not fair to M\u0101ori history to write the title I gave this post. We visited Mangere Mountain, a successful M\u0101ori town of 3500<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"auckland new-zealand\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4128\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A Day Bookended by Being on the Water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4128\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tA Day Bookended by Being on the Water\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 24, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Road Scholar has so many advantages. One great one is that groups get expert lectures periodically during trips. I love these talks. Today, Hazel gave<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"auckland new-zealand\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4101\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A Sparkling Day in Auckland\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4101\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tA Sparkling Day in Auckland\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 23, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>It's been a beautiful, sunny day in Auckland. It's a Sunday, people are out and about enjoying the sunshine. About 1\/3 of New Zealanders live<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"cell-phones new-zealand russell\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4081\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"My Phone Rises from the Sea\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4081\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tMy Phone Rises from the Sea\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 22, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A little shaky, but we took this picture once we got back to the trailhead after losing my phone. As we flew from \"up north\"<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand paihia\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4072\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Russell was Rapacious; Now It&#8217;s a Watery Grave for My Phone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4072\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tRussell was Rapacious; Now It&#8217;s a Watery Grave for My Phone\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 22, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A short ferry ride from Paihia lies the pretty and upscale village of Russell. It has a colorful history as a den of lawlessness and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand paihia\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4055\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Up North and the Treaty of Waitangi Site\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4055\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tUp North and the Treaty of Waitangi Site\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 20, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In a day, we made our way through three airports to relocate from the South Island's east coast to the North Island's east coast. We<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4020\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Dunedin, Far from Scotland but Has a Flavor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=4020\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tDunedin, Far from Scotland but Has a Flavor\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 20, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>It's a slight connection, but Dunedin, New Zealand, which was settled by many Scottish immigrants, has a statue to Robbie Burns and celebrates his birthday<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"balclutha new-zealand the-caitlins\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3971\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Short, Sweet Hikes Around the Shore in Papatowai, The Caitlands\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3971\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tShort, Sweet Hikes Around the Shore in Papatowai, The Caitlands\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 18, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>This was our last day on this Road Scholar tour, and we had a series of short, mostly coast walks in the Catlins. It was<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"balclutha new-zealand\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3962\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Driving to Balclutha\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3962\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tDriving to Balclutha\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 17, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We said goodbye to Te Anau today. It will remain a special place for me due to its strong lines of beauty and the untouched<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand te-anu\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3946\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Milford Sound by Boat in the Mist and a Scenic Walk Afterwards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3946\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tMilford Sound by Boat in the Mist and a Scenic Walk Afterwards\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 16, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our ship for the day cruise Today we bused to Milford Sound on a drizzly day to take a few hours day cruise on Milford<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3904\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Hiking on the Kepler Track, Birds and Glow Worms\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3904\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tHiking on the Kepler Track, Birds and Glow Worms\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 15, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Beech and Fern Forest We are at the south end of the South Island. The town of Te Anu is the gateway to the immense<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand queenstown\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3871\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Queenstown to Te Anau as We See South New Zealand as a Land of Beautiful Lakes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3871\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tQueenstown to Te Anau as We See South New Zealand as a Land of Beautiful Lakes\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 13, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We loaded up the bus and bid Lake Wanaka farewell this morning. Two more lakes to go today as we had midday in Queenstown and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand wanaka\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3867\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Views of Lake Wanaka, a Private Garden Lunch and a Second Lake Walk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3867\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tViews of Lake Wanaka, a Private Garden Lunch and a Second Lake Walk\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 12, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Before any walking, there was breakfast at a cafe named Relishes. They absolutely have avocado toast mastered: smashed avocado with tomato, rocket, haloumi, and seeded<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"fox-glacier new-zealand wanaka\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3830\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Best Sunrise of my Life, Plus a Wonderful Walk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3830\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Best Sunrise of my Life, Plus a Wonderful Walk\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 11, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Mother Earth and Father Sky are wrenched apart each morning, bringing the sunrise. I've decided this is the most beautiful sunrise I've ever seen in<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"fox-glacier glow-worms new-zealand\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3778\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jade, Treetops, and Glaciers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3778\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tJade, Treetops, and Glaciers\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 11, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The old public library in Hokitika was donated by Andrew Carnegie. It's now the town museum. We left Greymouth this morning for a long bus<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3745\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Pancake Rocks and Bush Walks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3745\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tPancake Rocks and Bush Walks\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 11, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Pancake Rocks on the west coast of New Zealand began millions of years ago as the shells of dead marine organisms accumulated, and were<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3728\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Travel Day to Greymouth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3728\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tTravel Day to Greymouth\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 9, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Today was a long bus day, but the payoff at the end was a rugged coast line. Greymouth has the shore, and a history of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand picton\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3701\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"M\u0101ori Culture, Vintage Aircraft, Dogs, Sheep and Wine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3701\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tM\u0101ori Culture, Vintage Aircraft, Dogs, Sheep and Wine\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 7, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>It's hard to imagine all the nouns in the title of this post could go together in a day, but that's New Zealand. We started<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand picton\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3676\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Lovely Hike Along Queen Charlotte Sound\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3676\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tLovely Hike Along Queen Charlotte Sound\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 6, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Picton harbour Close up of the sound The hike We had a perfect hiking, or in NZ speak, tramping, day today. The Queen Charlotte Sound<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand picton\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3671\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Started on the North Island and Ended on the South\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3671\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tStarted on the North Island and Ended on the South\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 5, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>From Wellington to Picton Early start this morning, as we got up in the dark, and were shuttled with our luggage in the drizzle to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3531\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Zealandia and a Botanical Garden Walk in Wellington\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3531\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tZealandia and a Botanical Garden Walk in Wellington\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 4, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In the Botanical Garden (not native to NZ) Lovely and active day today. We walked all day. We started with a cable car ride up<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3614\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Wellington: Old St. Paul&#8217;s and Parliament\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3614\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tWellington: Old St. Paul&#8217;s and Parliament\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 3, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Beehive It's been a beautiful day in Wellington. When we were further north, in sub-tropical tree forest habitat, it was warm but wet. We<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand north-island\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3578\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Long Road Trip to Wellington\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3578\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Long Road Trip to Wellington\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">March 2, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We've made a long road trip today, from Rotarua, at the northeast (more or less) end of the north island to the southern end of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand rotorua\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3490\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9222-142x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Rotorua, Rainy and Surprise Redwoods\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9222-142x300.jpeg 142w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9222-484x1024.jpeg 484w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9222-768x1624.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9222-726x1536.jpeg 726w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9222-968x2048.jpeg 968w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_9222.jpeg 1003w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3490\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tRotorua, Rainy and Surprise Redwoods\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">February 28, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Rotorua has beautiful natural areas defined by three large lakes and the walls of a calderal left from a volcano erupting 240 thousand years ago.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"new-zealand rotorua\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3454\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gulf-of-Australia-1-300x295.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Over 40 Hours on the Move and Ta Da: New Zealand!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gulf-of-Australia-1-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gulf-of-Australia-1-1024x1008.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gulf-of-Australia-1-768x756.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gulf-of-Australia-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3454\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tOver 40 Hours on the Move and Ta Da: New Zealand!\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">February 27, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We moved from Auckland to Rotorua today I've only seen a small section, but New Zealand is a beautiful country. This trip is off to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"caribbean dominican-republic\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3302\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Los Haitises National Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3302\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tLos Haitises National Park\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">February 1, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>One of the places we most wanted to visit in the DR was the national park Los Haitises. It is eighteen square miles of protect<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"caribbean dominican-republic\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3243\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8907-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"&#8220;The Horse is a Professional&#8221;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8907-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8907-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8907-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8907-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8907-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3243\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;The Horse is a Professional&#8221;\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 31, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Today we set out on an excursion to walk to El Limon falls. It did not go as planned.We are staying in the Saman\u00e1 region<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"caribbean dominican-republic\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3358\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8846-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Bavaro Safari: A day in the Higuey Region\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8846-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8846-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8846-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8846-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_8846-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3358\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tBavaro Safari: A day in the Higuey Region\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 27, 2025<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In each of our post-Covid trips to the Caribbean, we've found excursions with guides that have answered questions with candor and analysis. It's been my<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3168\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Casamonti Collection and then we Wandered\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1024x791.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1536x1187.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-2048x1583.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-e1728607909747.jpeg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3168\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Casamonti Collection and then we Wandered\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 31, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>This mornings activity definitely shows the advantage of a study tour. Our professor arranged for us to visit the Casamonti collection of modern and contemporary<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3079\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A Festival and Two Different Wineries\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1024x791.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1536x1187.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-2048x1583.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-e1728607909747.jpeg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3079\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tA Festival and Two Different Wineries\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 31, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Full day in the countryside! We left Pienza and had a short visit in\u00a0 Montalcino. Today they had a festival! From what we gathered, each<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3185\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"American Cemetery and Antinori Winery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3185\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tAmerican Cemetery and Antinori Winery\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 29, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>One of the subplots of my learning on this year's trip is about the United States role in Italy in WWII. I just had not<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3044\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"When a Pope Redoes a Town&#8230;Pienza!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1024x791.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1536x1187.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-2048x1583.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-e1728607909747.jpeg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3044\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tWhen a Pope Redoes a Town&#8230;Pienza!\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 27, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Cathedral in Pienza. The Piccolomini Palace is on the right. There is a legend in Albany, NY that goes like this: After WWII, Princess<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3020\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Medieval Towns: Siena, Pienza and an Abbey in Between\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1024x791.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1536x1187.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-2048x1583.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-e1728607909747.jpeg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=3020\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tMedieval Towns: Siena, Pienza and an Abbey in Between\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 26, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Siena. Never took the Renaissance style, so it looks like 1300s We visited Siena today. This town is beloved by Americans who visit it. It<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2979\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Rainy Morning but Bright Renaissance Art\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1024x791.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1536x1187.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-2048x1583.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-e1728607909747.jpeg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2979\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tRainy Morning but Bright Renaissance Art\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 24, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We had an early booking at the Uffizi today. This is our second trip here in a year. We loved hearing our professor and the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2966\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A Little More about that Day Trip to Pisa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1024x791.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1536x1187.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-2048x1583.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-e1728607909747.jpeg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2966\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tA Little More about that Day Trip to Pisa\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 24, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>He's got the whole world in his hands? With the excitement of running into a friend while ascending the belltower in Pisa, and also feeling<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2950\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Linear Perspective and then to the Rooftop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1024x791.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1536x1187.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-2048x1583.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-e1728607909747.jpeg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2950\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tLinear Perspective and then to the Rooftop\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 23, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The San Marco Altarpiece; Fra Angelico Right after breakfast this morning, we had a short seminar about linear perspective. This is the place to learn<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2879\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Il mio miracolo di Campo dei Miracoli\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1024x791.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1536x1187.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-2048x1583.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-e1728607909747.jpeg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2879\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tIl mio miracolo di Campo dei Miracoli\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 22, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Baptisty in the foreground; Duomo in the middle, bell tower on the right Campo dei Miracoli! We went back to Pisa today to visit<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2851\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Photos and Some Little Stories from Florence\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1024x791.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1536x1187.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-2048x1583.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-e1728607909747.jpeg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2851\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tPhotos and Some Little Stories from Florence\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 21, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Just look at that view! The Duomo and the associated bell tower dominate the right and middle. The Palazzo Vecchio is on the left. The<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2825\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"We&#8217;ve Made our Way to Florence\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1024x791.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-768x594.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-1536x1187.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-2048x1583.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Original-Logo-e1728607909747.jpeg 663w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2825\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tWe&#8217;ve Made our Way to Florence\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 20, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We felt like we deserved this! Our train trip from La Spezia to Firenze felt long, although it was actually really smooth.\u00a0Everyone seems to be<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2815\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Quiet Day in Little Le Grazia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2815\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tQuiet Day in Little Le Grazia\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 19, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We are taking a day of rest in La Grazie before moving tomorrow to join a new group for the second part of our 2024<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2761\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"138\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7353-138x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The best views yet: Corniglia and Manarola\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7353-138x300.png 138w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7353-472x1024.png 472w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7353-768x1665.png 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7353-709x1536.png 709w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7353-945x2048.png 945w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7353.png 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2761\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tThe best views yet: Corniglia and Manarola\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 18, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Terraces The Cinque Terre is a UNESCO world heritage site, largely because of the way it was farmed for hundreds of years. In this area,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"cinque-terre italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2717\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7315-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Bad Weather so We Went Spelunking\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7315-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7315-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7315-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7315-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7315-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2717\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tBad Weather so We Went Spelunking\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 17, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Cave dwellers outside of a tunnel In 2011, Cinque Terre had a terrible flood and the towns of Vernazza and Monterosso were especially devastated. When<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"carrara italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2650\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7199-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Marble is White and So is Lard and the Mist\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7199-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7199-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7199-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7199-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7199-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2650\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tMarble is White and So is Lard and the Mist\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 16, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A Cararra marble pig stands in the piazza of Colonnata The mountain hike scheduled for today was rained out. No matter, we headed off to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"cinque-terre italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2572\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7058-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Just Because You&#8217;re Near the Sea, Doesn&#8217;t Mean It&#8217;s Easy to Fish\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7058-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7058-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7058-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7058-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_7058-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2572\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tJust Because You&#8217;re Near the Sea, Doesn&#8217;t Mean It&#8217;s Easy to Fish\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 15, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Riomaggiore We had a beautiful day of hiking and learning today. I love it when I enter a new area thinking one thing and by<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2513\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Portovenere to Isla Palmaria\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2513\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tPortovenere to Isla Palmaria\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 14, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Portovenere from the straight For the record, and without apology, we were not, strictly speaking, in Cinque Terre today.\u00a0 The start of the mule path<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2436\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6836-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Off to the Italian Riveria\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6836-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6836-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6836-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6836-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6836-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2436\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tOff to the Italian Riveria\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 13, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t3 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Little boats at rest This first week in Italy is for hiking in Cinque Terre, on a Road Scholar program. We have very much enjoyed<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2408\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6775-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Nothing Wrong with a Good Leaning Tower, BUT, Have You Seen the Botanic Garden?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6775-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6775-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6775-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6775-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_6775-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2408\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tNothing Wrong with a Good Leaning Tower, BUT, Have You Seen the Botanic Garden?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 12, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Three beautiful building and SO many people! My sweet sister-in-law sent me a cool photo. A woman with a suitcase, back to the camera, facing<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"kayaking united-states virginia\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2334\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5887-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"One More Pocomoke Paddle and then Some Ponies\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5887-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5887-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5887-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5887-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5887-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2334\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tOne More Pocomoke Paddle and then Some Ponies\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">April 26, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We were weather beaten for our planned morning paddle across the channel from Chincoteague to Assateague. It was just too gusty, with white caps on<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"kayaking united-states virginia\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2299\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5819-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A Morning Paddle, an Evening Paddle and NASA in Between\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5819-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5819-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5819-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5819-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5819-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2299\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tA Morning Paddle, an Evening Paddle and NASA in Between\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">April 25, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our paddles are moving from hard to easy. This morning we had a nice loop paddle around an island on the Pokomoke and up Corker<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"kayaking united-states virginia\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2246\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5812-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Beautiful Day on the Pocomoke\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5812-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5812-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5812-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5812-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5812-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2246\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful Day on the Pocomoke\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">April 24, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We had a full day on the water today. We drove into Maryland to put in on the Pokomoke. The creek end of this very<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"kayaking maryland virginia\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2194\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5738-scaled-e1713821257936-286x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Kayaking Janes Island State Park on Earth Day\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5738-scaled-e1713821257936-286x300.jpeg 286w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5738-scaled-e1713821257936-975x1024.jpeg 975w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5738-scaled-e1713821257936-768x807.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5738-scaled-e1713821257936-1462x1536.jpeg 1462w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5738-scaled-e1713821257936.jpeg 1856w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2194\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tKayaking Janes Island State Park on Earth Day\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">April 22, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>After a not too horrible night\u2019s sleep in our dorm (photos coming one day), we were ready for morning. We are housed at a field<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"chincoteague usa\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2126\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5725-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Chincoteague Island When It&#8217;s Quiet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5725-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5725-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5725-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5725-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_5725-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2126\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tChincoteague Island When It&#8217;s Quiet\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">April 22, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our spring trip was meant to be in California. A family commitment plus closing and collapsing roads in the part of California we wanted to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"caribbean dominican\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2025\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Like a Walk on Mars, and then a Row up Indian River\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=2025\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tLike a Walk on Mars, and then a Row up Indian River\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 28, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We has a unique day trip today. The resort helped us engage Cobra Tours, and we were lucky to have Cobra himself as a tour<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"caribbean dominica\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1907\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4957-259x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Hiking Cabrits National Park; Fort Shirley\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4957-259x300.jpeg 259w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4957-885x1024.jpeg 885w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4957-768x888.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4957-1328x1536.jpeg 1328w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4957-1771x2048.jpeg 1771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1907\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tHiking Cabrits National Park; Fort Shirley\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">January 26, 2024<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>This year\u2019s Caribbean winter get away starts in Dominica. Several years ago I announced an ambiition to Mark that we travel to every Caribbean county.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1822\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4662-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Our Lady of the Drip Dry and Other Things You See in Venice\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4662-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4662-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4662-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4662-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4662-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1822\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tOur Lady of the Drip Dry and Other Things You See in Venice\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 7, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>There don\u2019t seem to be any kayaks in Venice. The next best thing\u2014 a gondola ride!The ride was included in our tour, and I thought<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy venice\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1778\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Oh, this Beautiful City of Venice\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1778\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tOh, this Beautiful City of Venice\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 6, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>I am amazed at the persistence of the people who live in Venice now and also those who lived here 1500 years ago. The history<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1718\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4328-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Venice for the First Time\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4328-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4328-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4328-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4328-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4328-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1718\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tVenice for the First Time\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 5, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>After another wonderful, \u00a0comfortable, and convivial train trip north, we arrived in Venice.I am seeing Venice for the first time. Of course I had pictures<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1625\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Elementor #1625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1625\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tElementor #1625\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 4, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our final day in Florence started with a fantastic lecture about the history of Florence. I am in awe of how the professor covered a<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy rome\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1560\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4175-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"An Afternoon in the Uffizi and Now I Have Sore Feets-y\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4175-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4175-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4175-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4175-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_4175-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1560\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tAn Afternoon in the Uffizi and Now I Have Sore Feets-y\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 3, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p> The scaffolding will be up for yearsOur morning started out in the classroom where we had a ninety minute orientation to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1512\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Florence: First up David\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1512\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tFlorence: First up David\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 2, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We had long rainy last morning in Rome. The person in the hotel room next door had a party all night, and we had to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy rome\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1499\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_3956-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Fountains, Bernini, and often, Bernini Fountains\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_3956-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_3956-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_3956-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_3956-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_3956-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1499\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tFountains, Bernini, and often, Bernini Fountains\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">November 1, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Sign announcing the presence of the aquaduct We had a guided city tour today of some of Rome\u2019s most iconic locations: The so called Spanish<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy rome\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1461\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3843-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A Beautiful Day in Ancient Rome\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3843-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3843-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3843-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3843-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3843-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1461\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tA Beautiful Day in Ancient Rome\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 31, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s a beautiful day in Rome. We saw two of the most iconic sites today: the forum and the colosseum. They are both interesting, but<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy rome\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1417\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Vatican\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1417\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Vatican\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 31, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>This post can be found here for now. https:\/\/graceffacom.wordpress.com\/2023\/10\/30\/the-vatican\/<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1405\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3701-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Roaming Rome\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3701-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3701-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3701-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3701-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3701-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1405\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tRoaming Rome\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 29, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>One tired traveler here! We had a nice breakfast, checked out of one hotel and into the one for our next group. Then we started<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1402\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3573-154x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Basilica Santa Maria di Maggiore and Antiquities of Rome plus Gelato 2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3573-154x300.jpg 154w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3573-525x1024.jpg 525w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3573-768x1498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3573-787x1536.jpg 787w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3573-1050x2048.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3573-scaled.jpg 1312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1402\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tBasilica Santa Maria di Maggiore and Antiquities of Rome plus Gelato 2x\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 28, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Nuns preparing for a celebration outside the basilica gates This is how they tell the story when you book a Vatican guide for the Basilica<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1316\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3538-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Roma on our Own(a)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3538-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3538-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3538-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3538-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3538-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1316\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tRoma on our Own(a)\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 27, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Last night we had a farewell dinner with our groupo di Umbria. I can highly recommend this restaurant for a modern interpretation of Umbria food:<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy umbria\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1251\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3454-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Bosco Sacro, Truffles, Spoleto and a Farewell Dinner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3454-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3454-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3454-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3454-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3454-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1251\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tBosco Sacro, Truffles, Spoleto and a Farewell Dinner\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 26, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The consequence for cutting a tree was to pay a fine of a bull to sacrifice. Expensive for the person; not at all fair to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023 italy umbria\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1250\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3317-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Walking to Lunch and Wine and Montefalco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3317-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3317-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3317-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3317-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3317-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1250\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tWalking to Lunch and Wine and Montefalco\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 25, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our Road Scholar program lets us elect the length of walk we want to do each day. We are given lots of information about elevation<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023 italy umbria\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=828\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3312-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Down Mt Subasio to Assisi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3312-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3312-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3312-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3312-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3312-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=828\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tDown Mt Subasio to Assisi\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 24, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Assisi has four sister cities Today we were completely immersed in St. Francis. Thousands and thousands of people from all over the world make the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1249\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3180-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Holding a Grudge about Salt and Leaning into Chocolate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3180-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3180-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3180-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3180-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3180-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1249\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tHolding a Grudge about Salt and Leaning into Chocolate\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 23, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The griffon is the symbol of Perugia When the American colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor to protest taxes, they eventually won a war<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023 italy umbria\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1248\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3091-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Down Monte Subasio past a hermitage to Collepino and Spello via a Roman Aqueduct\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3091-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3091-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3091-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3091-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_3091-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1248\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tDown Monte Subasio past a hermitage to Collepino and Spello via a Roman Aqueduct\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 22, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Monte Subasio sits about 4200 feet high, with Spello on one side and Assisi on the other. We took taxis up to the top early<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"italy umbria\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1247\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2946-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Hiking around Gualdo Cattaneo, Torre del Colle and Bevagna, with lunch at an olive mill\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2946-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2946-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2946-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2946-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2946-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1247\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tHiking around Gualdo Cattaneo, Torre del Colle and Bevagna, with lunch at an olive mill\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 21, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The easy part of the trail between Gualdo Cattaneo and Torre del Colle With cloudy skies but no actual rain, today held a beautiful walk<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1246\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2919-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"From NY to Rome to Foligno in one long day\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2919-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2919-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2919-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2919-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2919-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1246\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tFrom NY to Rome to Foligno in one long day\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">October 20, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Over three million people arrive in Rome\u2019s Fiumicino airport this month. I bet I am the happiest. Traveling to Italy has been at the top<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"greenland\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1245\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2789-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Greenland: Hard to leave, meaning not easy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2789-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2789-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2789-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2789-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2789-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1245\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tGreenland: Hard to leave, meaning not easy\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">September 5, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>All international flights in Greenland go through Kangerlussaq. We were departing from the ship of course, so it was a hurry up and wait sort<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"greenland\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1244\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2757-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Greenland: Kangerlussuaq fjord to Reindeer glacier\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2757-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2757-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2757-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2757-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img_2757-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1244\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tGreenland: Kangerlussuaq fjord to Reindeer glacier\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">September 4, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t3 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We could see a difference between the water that had just melted from the glacier vs the sea water in the fjord. This morning we<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"greenland\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1243\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2645-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Greenland: Disko Bay with a really beautiful iceberg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2645-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2645-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2645-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2645-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2645-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1243\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tGreenland: Disko Bay with a really beautiful iceberg\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">September 3, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our morning was spent on a zodiac cruising around a little portion of Disko Bay, which is a huge body of water. It is not<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023 greenland\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1242\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2552-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Greenland: Ilulissat and the UNESCO site of Icefjord\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2552-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2552-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2552-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2552-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2552-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1242\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tGreenland: Ilulissat and the UNESCO site of Icefjord\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">September 2, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our ship is in Disko Bay, which is huge, and today we spent our afternoon in Ilulissat. This is the third largest city in Greenland<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"greenland\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1241\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2412-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Greenland: The cities of Nuuk and Sisimiut\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2412-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2412-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2412-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2412-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img_2412-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1241\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tGreenland: The cities of Nuuk and Sisimiut\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">September 1, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Kayaks in the Nuuk historical museum We spent Thursday, 8\/31, in the capital of Greenland, and this afternoon (9\/1\/), in the second largest town, Sisimiut.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"greenland\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1240\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2287-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Greenland: Catching up on the botany\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2287-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2287-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2287-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2287-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2287-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1240\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tGreenland: Catching up on the botany\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 31, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t5 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>I haven\u2019t posted plant photos when writing about the last two stops. One reason is that there\u2019s been enough to show. The second reason is,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"greenland\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1239\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2374-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Greenland: Ivittuut; A mining ghost town\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2374-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2374-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2374-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2374-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2374-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1239\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tGreenland: Ivittuut; A mining ghost town\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 30, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The quarry, now filled with water. The rock face shows the depth of the mining. Oh, how I love a good ghost town! In fact,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"greenland\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1238\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2232-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Greenland: Prince Christian Sound to the village of Aappilattoq\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2232-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2232-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2232-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2232-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2232-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1238\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tGreenland: Prince Christian Sound to the village of Aappilattoq\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 29, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Tucked away village: You have to look closely to see the blue house on the lower rock hill. The other houses in the village are<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1237\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-2-221x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A day on a fjord\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-2-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-2-753x1024.jpg 753w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-2-768x1044.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-2-1130x1536.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-2-1507x2048.jpg 1507w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-2-scaled.jpg 1884w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1237\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tA day on a fjord\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 28, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>From the zodiac When we woke up the swells were gone, and the ship had entered Skjoldungen fjord. King Skjoldungen was a legendary ancient Danish<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"greenland\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1236\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2089-300x285.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"At Sea: Feeling green on the way to Greenland\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2089-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2089-1024x974.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2089-768x730.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2089-1536x1460.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2089-2048x1947.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1236\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tAt Sea: Feeling green on the way to Greenland\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 27, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>This is where we were about midday. The Denmark Strait is a wide body of water. The ocean was rough enough last night to wake<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1235\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2043-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Leaving Iceland by sea: On the way to Greenland\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2043-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2043-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2043-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2043-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2043-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1235\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tLeaving Iceland by sea: On the way to Greenland\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 26, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t4 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re in a cabin, swaying somewhat. This is a very new ship, and has \u201cwings,\u201d to stabilize the motion. It\u2019s beautiful, and only about 1\/3<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1234\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Leaving for sea: On the way to Greenland\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1234\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tLeaving for sea: On the way to Greenland\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 26, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>So far, no internet on board. So, check back later for more.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"iceland reykjavik\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1233\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2035-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Reykjavik: You can\u2019t take a bad picture in Iceland\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2035-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2035-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2035-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2035-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_2035-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1233\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tReykjavik: You can\u2019t take a bad picture in Iceland\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 25, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t4 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We were on the move today, from Western Iceland into the capital, for some shopping. The goals were: some wool yarn, maybe some wool products,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1232\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1967-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Western Iceland: The story is Snorri, and a walk around Husafell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1967-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1967-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1967-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1967-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1967-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1232\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tWestern Iceland: The story is Snorri, and a walk around Husafell\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 24, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We are staying in the small town of Reykholt that once was a major landholding of Iceland\u2019s medieval bold face name, Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241). He<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1231\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1869-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Western Iceland: A volcano crater and some sagas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1869-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1869-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1869-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1869-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1869-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1231\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tWestern Iceland: A volcano crater and some sagas\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 23, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The trail to Eldborg crater with a field of rapeseed on the left. We left Stykkisholmur and headed south to spend a little time a<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"iceland\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1230\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1789-217x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Exploring Western Iceland: Three hikes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1789-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1789-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1789-768x1060.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1789-1113x1536.jpg 1113w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1789-1483x2048.jpg 1483w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1789-scaled.jpg 1854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1230\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tExploring Western Iceland: Three hikes\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 22, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Today was an immensely beautiful day of scenery. When we sat at dinner and I reviewed photos\u2014 about ninety today\u2014 I had a hard time<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1229\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1711-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Exploring Western Iceland: Snaefellsj\u00f6kull National Park\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1711-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1711-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1711-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1711-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1711-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1229\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tExploring Western Iceland: Snaefellsj\u00f6kull National Park\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 21, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t3 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Moss covered lava fields with Snaefellsj\u00f6kull in the background Not as many people head to the Western part of Iceland. Sometimes it is known as<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1228\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1607-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"On the road from the southeast to the west\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1607-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1607-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1607-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1607-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1607-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1228\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tOn the road from the southeast to the west\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 20, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t2 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t need to set an alarm for tomorrow morning,\u201d Mark said. I was grateful. Yesterday\u2019s post kept me up until past midnight (focus!) So<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023 iceland\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1227\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1427-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Vestmannaeyjar (Westman) Islands &amp; a Spectacular Waterfall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1427-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1427-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1427-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1427-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_1427-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1227\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Vestmannaeyjar (Westman) Islands &amp; a Spectacular Waterfall\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 19, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t3 Comments\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Imagine you\u2019re at home one dark January evening. You\u2019ve got your three kids to bed and your spouse is drifting off to sleep too. As<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2023 iceland\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1226\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Iceland: First 15 hours\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-1-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=1226\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tIceland: First 15 hours\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 18, 2023<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\t1 Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re back in Iceland, finally! This trip was scheduled for summer of 2020, and as huge fans of this country, we kept the faith and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2015 featured\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=37\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0225-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"So How was Cuba?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0225-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0225.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=37\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tSo How was Cuba?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">September 22, 2015<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The souvenir I shoulda bought: a camera folded from soda cans. It was impossible to blog while in Cuba. I did have an app called<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2015\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=146\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3923-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"An Artist on the Roof and a Unique Estate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3923-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3923.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=146\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tAn Artist on the Roof and a Unique Estate\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">September 22, 2015<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u00a0Big day-- Mark gave his\u00a0 symposium talk this afternoon. The other three members of the family trooped over to the Exhibition Center to listen. Alan<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2015\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=165\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ViewfromNacional-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Organic Farming to Hemingway\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ViewfromNacional-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ViewfromNacional.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=165\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tOrganic Farming to Hemingway\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 19, 2015<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>One last look at the view from our window in Hotel Nacional. We checked out of Hotel Nacional to head for Varadero, our location for<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2015\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=193\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CheinRevolSq-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"&#8220;Economic Changes Promote Social Changes.&#8221;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CheinRevolSq-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CheinRevolSq.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=193\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Economic Changes Promote Social Changes.&#8221;\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 16, 2015<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Che Guevara is revered and his image is everywhere, here it commands the view in Revolution Square. On August 4 we had an hour with<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2015\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=223\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0225-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Las Terrazas and Fusterville\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0225-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0225.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=223\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tLas Terrazas and Fusterville\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 16, 2015<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We spent the day out of Havana, and even the drive out was interesting. We drove through Miramar which is a wealthy suburb near the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2015\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=244\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/VintagenearSanFranPlaza-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"City of Havana with Community Art, Cigars and Rum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/VintagenearSanFranPlaza-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/VintagenearSanFranPlaza.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=244\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tCity of Havana with Community Art, Cigars and Rum\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 8, 2015<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We had a nice early start for a walking tour of Old Havana. Cuba was colonized by the Spanish, of course, and was the last<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2015\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=260\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AirportParking-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Arrival in Havana\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AirportParking-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AirportParking.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=260\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tArrival in Havana\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 7, 2015<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>August 3, 2015 We are here! Nothing about getting to Cuba was tricky or particularly intimidating; but it still took most of the day. We<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2015 featured\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=281\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-6.00.55-PM-276x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Off to Cuba\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-6.00.55-PM-276x300.png 276w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-31-at-6.00.55-PM.png 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=281\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tOff to Cuba\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 31, 2015<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Why Cuba? It started when I was three. My family eye doctor did a very delicate surgery on my eyes. I had a good outcome,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2014\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=292\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Troya-and-Olive-Oil-001-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Olive Oil and Troya\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Troya-and-Olive-Oil-001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Troya-and-Olive-Oil-001-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Troya-and-Olive-Oil-001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Troya-and-Olive-Oil-001-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Troya-and-Olive-Oil-001.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=292\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tOlive Oil and Troya\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 24, 2014<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>7 August 2014 Our last full day in Turkey was very full indeed. The planned itinerary had this as mostly a long bus ride back<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2014\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=323\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-Eats-048-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Han\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-Eats-048-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-Eats-048-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-Eats-048-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-Eats-048.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=323\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tHan\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 10, 2014<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>One dimension of my Istanbul Eats tour was food, of course. But the equally interesting and important piece of the tour was the culture of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2014\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=312\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lunch-before-crossing-Dardanelles-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Crossing the Dardenelles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lunch-before-crossing-Dardanelles-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lunch-before-crossing-Dardanelles-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lunch-before-crossing-Dardanelles-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lunch-before-crossing-Dardanelles-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lunch-before-crossing-Dardanelles.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=312\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tCrossing the Dardenelles\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 10, 2014<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We met at the conference center early this morning to load the nice coach bus for our trip to Mt. Ida. To get there we<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2014 featured\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=342\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ida-Mts-and-Kazdaglari-Natl-Park-025-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Mt Ida&#8211; Kazdagi: Gods Watched the Trojan War and the Botanists Watched the Plants\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ida-Mts-and-Kazdaglari-Natl-Park-025-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ida-Mts-and-Kazdaglari-Natl-Park-025-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ida-Mts-and-Kazdaglari-Natl-Park-025-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ida-Mts-and-Kazdaglari-Natl-Park-025-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Ida-Mts-and-Kazdaglari-Natl-Park-025.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=342\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tMt Ida&#8211; Kazdagi: Gods Watched the Trojan War and the Botanists Watched the Plants\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 6, 2014<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>6 August 2014 Once the Apailes Congress ended in Istanbul, we left town with a portion of the botanists on an\"excursion.\" These are great opportunities<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2014 featured\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=374\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-Eats-007-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Istanbul Eats\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-Eats-007-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-Eats-007-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-Eats-007-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-Eats-007.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=374\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tIstanbul Eats\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 3, 2014<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Today was one of the most unique and interesting travel days I have every had. That's saying a lot. I booked a tour with Istanbul<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2014\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=356\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolmabahce-Palace-Miniaturk-009-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Dolmabahace Palace and Minaturk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolmabahce-Palace-Miniaturk-009-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolmabahce-Palace-Miniaturk-009-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolmabahce-Palace-Miniaturk-009-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolmabahce-Palace-Miniaturk-009-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dolmabahce-Palace-Miniaturk-009.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=356\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tDolmabahace Palace and Minaturk\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 3, 2014<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>What brought us to Istanbul and not some other destination this summer was Mark's meetings with the Apiales Society at Istanbul University. So, on my<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2014\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=402\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blue-Mosque-and-Basilica-Cistern-018-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern and some Grand Bazaar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blue-Mosque-and-Basilica-Cistern-018-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blue-Mosque-and-Basilica-Cistern-018-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blue-Mosque-and-Basilica-Cistern-018-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blue-Mosque-and-Basilica-Cistern-018-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blue-Mosque-and-Basilica-Cistern-018.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=402\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tBlue Mosque, Basilica Cistern and some Grand Bazaar\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 31, 2014<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Blue Mosque is considered a must see for visitors to the old part of Istanbul. It was comissioned by Sultan Ahmet I, who did<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2014\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=416\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Topaki-Palace-095-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Topkapi Palace\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Topaki-Palace-095-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Topaki-Palace-095-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Topaki-Palace-095-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Topaki-Palace-095-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Topaki-Palace-095.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=416\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tTopkapi Palace\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 30, 2014<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>One palace, our entire day? Yes, and we didn't even see the whole of it. \u00a0Top corner of divan in the sultan's private room in<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2014\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=425\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1549-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Aya Sofya and Archaeology\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1549-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1549-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1549-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1549.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=425\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tAya Sofya and Archaeology\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 29, 2014<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our first stop was Aya Sofya, it's Turkish name, but also seen as Hagia Sophia, it's Orthodox name. As a sanctified space, we can't call<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2014 featured\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=435\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-arrival-001-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Arriving in Istanbul\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-arrival-001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-arrival-001-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-arrival-001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-arrival-001-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Istanbul-arrival-001.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=435\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tArriving in Istanbul\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 28, 2014<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We're here! We have the jet lagged feeling of having pulled an all nighter, coupled with, as usual, not much sleep on the plane. Once<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=448\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0831-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Leaving Australia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0831-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0831.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=448\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tLeaving Australia\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 9, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Steerage...Third Class was the default choice of many immigrants... The conditions varied by ..line and was likely to be fairly harsh... Early steerage often housed<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=459\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0824-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"At Last the Sydney Opera House!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0824-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0824-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0824-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0824.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=459\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tAt Last the Sydney Opera House!\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 7, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We've seen it, and it is an magnificent building. The Sydney Opera House first attracted my attention in 1999. The very last moments of 1999,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=471\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0776-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Blue Mountains with the Botanists\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0776-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0776-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0776-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0776-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0776.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=471\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tBlue Mountains with the Botanists\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 6, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We had a very restful night at our Blue Mountain hide-away, The Waldorf. After two days of being on the road by 7:30 it was<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=492\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0706-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A Vacation While on Vacation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0706-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0706-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0706-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0706-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0706.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=492\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tA Vacation While on Vacation\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 5, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We left almost everything in Sydney and departed the city at 7:45am for a Blue Mountains field trip. Tonight we are sleeping in Leura, New<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=507\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0657-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"South of Sydney\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0657-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0657-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0657-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0657.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=507\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tSouth of Sydney\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 4, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The botanists were off on a full day field trip to some natural areas south of Sydney, and the boys and I went with them.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=517\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0602-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Independent Boys and International Botanists\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0602-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0602-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0602-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0602-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0602.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=517\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tIndependent Boys and International Botanists\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 3, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The morning mission for the boys and me was to see the Sydney Opera House on a tour. Mission: failure. We arrived when there was<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=527\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Morning in Bullet Points but the Afternoon gets a Paragraph\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=527\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Morning in Bullet Points but the Afternoon gets a Paragraph\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 2, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Morning * Walked Mark to the Botanical Gardens for his meeting. * Rousted remaining boys for a trip to the aquarium. * Walked to aquarium.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=536\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0535-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Mellow, Maritime Monday\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0535-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0535.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=536\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tMellow, Maritime Monday\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">August 1, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Mark and I went out walking this morning for exercise, and also so that he could scope out the place where his Apiales meetings are<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=549\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0529-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Harry Potter in Sydney\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0529-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0529-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0529-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0529-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0529.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=549\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tHarry Potter in Sydney\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 31, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We left Melbourne this morning and flew to Sydney. We have been sort of getting the lay of the land. Since our rooms weren't ready,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=557\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0515-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Dinner with Family!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0515-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0515-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0515-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0515-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0515.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=557\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tDinner with Family!\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 30, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Until this post, it has been a little known fact that I have family in Melbourne. We have been looking forward to visiting with my<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=570\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0491-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Coffee Tour!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0491-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0491-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0491-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0491-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0491.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=570\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tCoffee Tour!\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 29, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Mark and I spent the morning on a coffee tasting and history tour of Melbourne with the hugely enthusiastic and knowledgeable Maria Paoli (evolvingsuccess.com.au). Forget<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=577\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0478-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Gaol, Melbourne Museum and Dinner on Lygon St.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0478-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0478-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0478-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0478-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0478.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=577\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tGaol, Melbourne Museum and Dinner on Lygon St.\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 28, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Melbourne Gaol (pronounced \"jail\") is a popular attraction and both boys wanted to visit it. The first part of our visit was experiential. We<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=594\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Gippsland: Chocolate, Koalas, Wine, Cheese and Penguins\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=594\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tGippsland: Chocolate, Koalas, Wine, Cheese and Penguins\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 27, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We spend some time away from the city today, in Gippsland. We drove through very fertile land that was very productive but is slowly turning<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=588\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"How to Open a Ketchup Packet in AUS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=588\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tHow to Open a Ketchup Packet in AUS\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 27, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>When we landed a week and a half ago, we were exhausted and had a few hours layover until our flight to Brisbane.\u00a0 We looked<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=605\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0424-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Fish, Mark Speaks and a bit of Immigration\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0424-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0424-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0424-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0424-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0424.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=605\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tFish, Mark Speaks and a bit of Immigration\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 26, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Big day-- Mark gave his symposium talk this afternoon. The other three members of the family trooped over to the Exhibition Center to listen. Alan<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=621\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0392-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Melbourne City Tour and Window Shopping\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0392-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0392-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0392-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0392-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0392.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=621\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tMelbourne City Tour and Window Shopping\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 25, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>City view from the balcony of the Shrine of Remembrance The boys and I were off on our own bright and early for our city<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=634\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0379-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"If They&#8217;d had Steak, I Wouldn&#8217;t have had this Necklace\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0379-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0379-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0379-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0379.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=634\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tIf They&#8217;d had Steak, I Wouldn&#8217;t have had this Necklace\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 24, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The souvenir I shoulda bought: a camera folded from soda cans.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=643\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0341-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Tjapukai and the Best Gelato in the World (so far&#8230;)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0341-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0341-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0341-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0341-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0341.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=643\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tTjapukai and the Best Gelato in the World (so far&#8230;)\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 23, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Tjapukai is an experiential museum of the aborigine culture in this area. The particular group of people, as we learned, had a huge territory that<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=658\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0304-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ups and Downs on the Great Barrier Reef\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0304-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0304-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0304-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0304-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0304.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=658\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tUps and Downs on the Great Barrier Reef\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 22, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We had our day on the reef, yesterday. We had chosen a pretty big outfitter to go with since they had lots of activities on<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=670\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Kuranda by Railway and Cableway\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=670\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tKuranda by Railway and Cableway\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 21, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We used two very different modes of transportation for today's adventure.\u00a0 Our destination was Kuranda, a mountain town that is known for its markets.\u00a0 The<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=676\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0208-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Leaving Brisbane for Cairns\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0208-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0208-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0208-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0208.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=676\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tLeaving Brisbane for Cairns\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 20, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Before we left Brisbane this morning, we had a little time to walk around the South Parklands. We rode \"The Brisbane Wheel,\" to see the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=689\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0176-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Marsupials and a Nice River Cruise\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0176-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0176-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0176-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0176.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=689\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tMarsupials and a Nice River Cruise\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 19, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>When I was in seventh grade, it was a great fashion at Hollis Middle School, to wear a small koala. There were springs in its<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=708\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0060-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Arriving in Brisbane\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0060-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0060-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0060-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0060-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_0060.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=708\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tArriving in Brisbane\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 18, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We are here! It was the longest travel experience I have ever had. Poughkeepsie to NY by car, then NY to LA. After one hour<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=723\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Less than 24 hours to go&#8230;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=723\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tLess than 24 hours to go&#8230;\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 15, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The main purpose of this entry is to test this BlogPress app. After setting up my new bog, I realized that I would not be<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-item bdt-transition-toggle bdt-width-1-1 bdt-width-1-2@s bdt-width-1-3@m\" data-filter=\"2011\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=729\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-thumbnail bdt-image-mask\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Forty-eight hours to go&#8230;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/graceffa_placeholder.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-cover bdt-overlay bdt-overlay-default \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-gallery-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-skin-abetis-desc bdt-padding-small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=729\" >\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-gallery-item-title bdt-margin-remove\">\n\t\t\t\tForty-eight hours to go&#8230;\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-date\">July 14, 2011<\/span> \/\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-comments\">\n\t\t\t\tNo Comment\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-post-gallery-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>\"Are you going to set up a Blog?\" my mother asked me. \"Not until I get there,\" I answered. But, after I hung up the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feature Articles Bosco Sacro, Truffles, Spoleto and a Farewell Dinner October 26, 2023 The consequence for cutting a tree was to pay a fine of a bull to ul > .bdt-post-block-item; delay: 350;&#8221;> So How was Cuba? September 22, 2015 The souvenir I shoulda bought: a camera folded from soda cans. 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