Last year was quite a ride for Jean and I and the girls. We started it in our home in Wellington, New Zealand, doing what we have done for the last 20 years and ended it in a pub in the English countryside doing what we enjoy most – celebrating with friends.
In between we rented our house, quit our jobs and moved the family halfway around the world to spend 9 months in Italy. Going through some of the 3,915 photos I’ve taken since leaving New Zealand brings back memories. Here are a selection covering the full 9 months. Some we’ve used in previous blog posts but others are new. Enjoy.
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- Castle Howard outside York
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- The York Minster on a chilly December night
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- Snowy berries at Aspley Guise
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- he Megane under 3 inches of snow
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- Snow in December from the lounge at Aspley Guise
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- Poppie discovers snow in the back yard at Aspley Guise
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- Skating at Woburn Sands
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- Windmills as we travel north through France in December
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- First view of the Alps just north of Turin
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- Twilight in Positano in early December
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- Vespa in Sorrento
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- Jean Christmas shopping in Sorrento
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- Christmas tree from Bar Ercolano in Sorrento
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- Tree in main square in Sorrento
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- Deserted Nerano Beach after sunset in November
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- Amalfi Peninsular from Nocelle
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- Poppie watching for cats through the gate at Villa Greta
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- Positano painter paints a sunny day with waves crashing in the background
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- Wild weather day at Positano
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- Girls asleep in Villa Greta on a lazy November afternoon
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- Jean and Poppie at Nerano beach in late November
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- The dress that was “meant to be” in Positano
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- Jean at Chez Black on a sunny November day
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- Poppie blogging in Positano in November
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- Exit from Arena at Pompeii
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- Arena at Pompeii
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- Piaggio truck with Positano sunset behind
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- Drinks overlooking Positano in November
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- Poppie and Daisy in the car heading south to Positano
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- Jean at L’Osteria del Bigelli in the Camp in Siena
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- Jean and Girls at the Pantheon in Rome
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- Jean looking very Italian in Rome
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- Watching the sun go down at the cottage in Tuscany
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- Jean and Isabel shopping in Greve in Tuscany
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- Charmaine and Mike at Pisa
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- Daisy sleeping in the cottage in Tuscany
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- Poppie asleep on Jeans knee
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- Cypress Grove in Tuscany
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- Firenze taxi
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- Florence from Piazza Michaelangelo
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- Jean and Florence
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- Blogging with some help from Poppie
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- Graeme & Daisy on Castellina church steps
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- House on a Tuscan hill in Autumn
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- Jean and Daisy in Pienza
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- View from Pienza in Tuscany
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- Poppie rests her chin on a table in the Campo in Siena
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- Gill, Jordan and Josh walking in Lubiana
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- Walking Poppie in a Lubiana Park in Slovenia
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- Jean and Gill in the Campo for dinner
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- Ollie photographs the kids at Casavacanza Vesta
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- Jordan poses against some tapestries in Florence
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- Lunch at Arienzo Beach
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- James having lunch at Eden Roc Hotel
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- Jean and Charmaine in Positano in July
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- James in Positano
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- Positano hotel dinner with Charmaine and Mike
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- Jean and Pop at Villa Greta in July
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- Village tucked in the Chianti Hills
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- Not every day was fine and sunny – rain in Siena in June
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- Siena from our place in Tuscany
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- Trees on a Tuscan Hill
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- Our Place in Tuscany for 6 months
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- The family out for dinner at Chateau Etoge
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- Poppie relaxes over coffee at Chateau Etoge
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- Chateau Etoge in France in May
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- Off to the St George’s Day Ball
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- Jordan and girls at Aspley Guise in April
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- Jean and Graeme punting at Cambridge
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- Josh and Jordan on a day out
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- Daisy drinking in an English pub
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- Jean and Pop at the Black Horse in April
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- Pop and Daisy in their travel cages after arriving
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- Somewhere over Greenland in early April
toscanakiwi 
Great summary of your year. What’s next?