u/st0nksBuyTheDip

Ciao, we are thinking to come Taormina in early/mid July with our 2 year old.

We are looking for beautiful place but also practical, not only stress. We want beach club/lido with sunbeds, umbrella, bathroom, restaurant, drinks, all that. Not going to beach with towel and sandwich only.

We like Taormina because town looks very beautiful, nice evening walk, good food, views, maybe boat day / Isola Bella. But I see beaches are mostly pebble/rock, not sand, so I am not sure if with toddler it is good idea.

Questions:

- Is Taormina good base for 4 days with toddler?

- Which beach is best for beach club day: Mazzarò, Isola Bella, Giardini Naxos, Letojanni?

- Is Giardini Naxos better if we want easier beach for kid?

- Should we stay in Taormina town and go down to beach, or stay near beach and go up to town for dinner?

- In July is it too crowded and annoying, or still okay if we reserve lidos/restaurants?

We want nice beach club, cute town, good food, and not make life hell with toddler.

Grazie mille.

The title pretty much covers it. I'm overwhelmed on what to do.

Ciao everyone,

We are family with toddler coming from Boston around July 6–8 and will stay until July 14-15.

We are confused between:

1. Positano / Amalfi / Capri

Looks most beautiful to us. But worried July is too crazy: crowds, stairs, taxis, no Uber, pebble beach, hard with toddler.

2. Sardinia / Olbia area

Maybe best beach. Looking at San Teodoro, Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Baja Sardinia. But worried maybe it is only beach/resort and not cute town walking.

3. Taormina / Sicily

Looks beautiful town, good food, beach clubs, maybe easier than Positano. But beaches look pebble/rock, not sandy.

We want:

• beach club/lido with loungers, umbrella, bathroom, restaurant
• beautiful water
• cute town for evening walk
• very good food
• not too much travel pain with toddler

Question: for early/mid July, what would you choose?

Grazie!

the winter is horrible -- housing crisis is all consuming

We are looking to move out and rent a house in the suburbs so we can see how life is out there.

Interested to know from people who commute to Cambridge/Boston how your commute is?

Thank you!

Prejse jom kon fmi mu ka dok shum sen palidhje

Here it is -- I'm finally mature enough that I realize what good structure in terms of finances looks like and like to think that am on the path to building wealth.

I currently live in a VHCOL area (Boston).

Both wife and I work.

We are at that spot in life where we feel like we need to live in the Suburbs but also want to set up our kids for success by going to a neighborhood with a top school district.

Housing in Boston is a nightmare. Rent is Super high. Buying is EVEN higher.

The only thing keeping us in this area is my wife working on Biotech/Big-Pharma stuff and has job opportunities here.

I work in tech and i have been able to pretty much find jobs anywhere (so far, i hope it continues)

So we are trying to figure out where to live.

We hate the weather in Boston.

Would love to be some where close to a Beach. Maybe Florida?

The housing expense is wild... I'm looking at like 10k per month more or less just on that.

Sorry this is kind of all over the place and I will probably seem irresponsible ... idk why

Should I contorl this myself?

I put 90k in it. I got a side job and made that money specifically for kids college.

Is that enough? Is it too much?
Thoughts?