AK Monthly Recap: July 2026

July was a VERY busy month. This month I ricocheted from the city of Prague to the lavender fields of Provence to the green cliffs of Ireland to a concert swelling with thousands of people in bald caps to my favorite island in Italy. Yes. It was such a big month, it was TOO MUCH of a month, and I’ll be getting into that in the post. Let’s take a look! This lavender field was the best surprise! Destinations Visited Prague, Czech Republic Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon, Parc naturel régional du Verdon, Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Valensole, Cassis, La Ciotat, Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, Arles, Nîmes, Pont Saint-Esprit, and Domaine de Valbonne, France Dublin, Ireland Naples and Ischia (Forio, Sant’Angelo), Italy What a wonderful wedding celebration in Provence! Highlights Charlie and I went to Provence to celebrate our friends’ Patrick and Grégory’s wedding. And we turned it into a weeklong road trip, visiting parts of France we had never visited! We started with Lac Sainte-Croix and the dramatic, craggy…