For our last stop on our babymoon to Italy, we visited the city of Matera in the Basilicata region of Southern Italy. Matera is about a 4-hour drive from Positano, and I chose to add it to our itinerary based on its unique beauty and history. Matera is a city of limestone caves, or sassi, first excavated and inhabited in the Paleolithic period. Today, those caves have been transformed into restaurants, hotels, apartments, shops, and museums, …
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Amalfi, Italy
Andrew and I spent two days in Positano on the Amalfi Coast during our babymoon in 2018. During our time there, we took a quick day trip to the nearby town of Amalfi. We hopped on the high-speed ferry and arrived in Amalfi about 30 minutes later. Taking the ferry is a great (and affordable!) way to see the Amalfi Coast in all its beauty. Once we arrived in Amalfi, we visited the duomo, the …
Traveling at 26 Weeks Pregnant
Andrew and I decided to take a weeklong babymoon to Italy this April. I’m going to write separate posts about each of the destinations we visited—Naples, Pompeii & Herculaneum, Positano and Matera—but first I wanted to share a little bit about our decision on when to go, and also my fears and worries beforehand and how things panned out in real life. I want to preface this by saying this is just my personal experience. …
Caitlin Kenney Smith 