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Welcome to Abruzzo

Posted on October 18, 2025 by If It Was Today

Our group was staying at various hotels in and around Rome. The drive from Rome to Abruzzo took us across the spine of Italy, with stunning mountain view’s. We arrived at the Amazing Abruzzo this afternoon and received an introduction … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Abruzzo

Posted on October 17, 2025 by If It Was Today

The Amazing Abruzzo is an all inclusive Italian resort – a chance to experience authentic Italy. It was started by an Ottawa couple who made a career change about a decade ago. They purchased an old villa in Abruzzo Italy, … Continue reading →

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A Road to Nowhere (in particular)

Posted on October 16, 2025 by If It Was Today

We were sitting on a park bench late this afternoon, enjoying the cool breeze and a panoramic view of Lisbon when Jan said “we should have done something more today”. My response … “why”? What did I mean? Let’s start … Continue reading →

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Slow Tourism

Posted on October 15, 2025 by If It Was Today

We aren’t obsessed with the “slow food” movement, but I think many of our eating habits align with the slow food idea. I’ve never heard of a “slow tourism” movement, but if one starts, we will be the first to … Continue reading →

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Time Out

Posted on October 14, 2025 by If It Was Today

It was a simple plan. Start the day at the coffee shop with the best view in Lisbon, have lunch at Time Out, and finish with a sunset cruise. We had an early start (for us) and walked down (and … Continue reading →

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Wandering and Wondering

Posted on October 13, 2025 by If It Was Today

We didn’t have any particular agenda for today. We included six days in Lisbon in our itinerary because 1) we really like Lisbon, 2) we’re starting to know our way around this part of the city, and 3) it seemed … Continue reading →

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Lisbon At Last

Posted on October 12, 2025 by If It Was Today

Sitting in Toronto airport last night, watching our departure time slowly creep later, we began to worry the flight would be cancelled because they couldn’t fix the problem. Turns out this was a legitimate concern – they couldn’t fix the … Continue reading →

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And We’re Off

Posted on October 11, 2025 by If It Was Today

We’re on our way. The plan was a four hour layover in Toronto before our flight departed for Lisbon at 11:00 PM. It was ideal. Enough time for a relaxing dinner at the airport and then takeoff right around bedtime. … Continue reading →

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The Magic Rolling Pin

Posted on October 8, 2025 by If It Was Today

I know, I know. I said this was a travel blog. It is, and it’s going to stay that way. But this is a cool story, and it’s also sort of a travel story, so here goes. Back to the … Continue reading →

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Travel Season Is Almost Here

Posted on September 30, 2025 by If It Was Today

This is basically a travel blog. When we travel, I pretty much post every day. When we are at home, I rarely post. We prefer to stay home for the summer and enjoy the warm weather, which is why you … Continue reading →

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