Bellissima Italia, the Zimmer Autumn in Italy Travel VLOG 2019 We spent our Autumn traveling the length and breadth of Italy as we blogged and photographed our way through the sites, sounds and epicurean delights of soul satisfying foods, nectars and exotic scents. Along the way we captured thousands ofRead More →
Reminiscent Thoughts Sixty-Eight days of exploring, traveling and touring Italy, its sights, culture, foods, and people leaves one with many impressions, but the most indelible is that sixty-eight is not nearly enough days – but that’s all we could countenance. Traveling for extended periods it tough, granted, the more youRead More →
Relaxing in in Sferracavallo Italy – If they were to do a remake of the 1980s comedy/drama movie ‘The Big Chill,’ our Villa extravaganza in Sferracavallo would be a suitable remake, except for the shortage of fast cars, attractive actors, compelling and drama sideline stories and sex scenes. As aRead More →
The view from our Vorarlberg, Austria apartment is stunning. We survey the Rhine valley below us, encircled by a cordon of mountaintops all covered in snow…… But, I’m getting way ahead of myself. The past 12 days have been so busy that I’ve neglected the Blog and will now attemptRead More →
More of our Travel Blog of the stunning sites and experience in the equisite Taormina and our 68 day journey through ItalyRead More →
More of our Travel Blog of the stunning sites and experience along the southern coasts of our 68 day journey through ItalyRead More →
A short travel blog about our visit to Matera ItalyRead More →
Travel Blog about our visit to the Trulli VIlliage of ArlberbelloRead More →
Long term travel presents us with many opportunities to learn from our travel mistakes.. This article captures and reaffirmed a few from our three month adventure to Italy Read More →
Apulia’s White City 14 Nov – It’s sunny and windy and cloudy all mixed with a little rain; it’s Winter in Southern Italy. A short hour and a half train ride from Bari and we arrived in the White City of Lecce. We elected not to spend a night orRead More →
Catching up! This is another out-of-synch, posting highlighting our Cinque Terra and Lucca Video Blog. Our first real Bellissima Italia exploration was in the town of La Spezia and the quaint villages nestled in the rocks over the Med known as Cinque Terra. We met up with excellent friends (TheRead More →
So long Salerno 10 – 14 Nov – The FLIX Bus is a great way to transition from the west coast of Italy to its East and to our new destination – Old Town Bari. A simple stroll from our Salerno downtown apartment and after an engaging chat with aRead More →
Breaking Down! I learned an invaluable lesson in Ranger School – everybody, I mean, everybody breaks down sooner or later. When engaged in a tireless pursuit of anything, in time, you will hit a wall. The question isn’t if it will happen to you; it will. The real question is,Read More →
Time to move on to Salerno Naples was an incredible experience, rich in the exploration of Southern Italian culture, cuisine, and old buildings. But, as we near wearing out our welcome at our guest’s incredible home, it’s time to move further south. The only place we did not visit inRead More →
Time to move beyond Naples Our Naples adventure lasted for over three weeks and is sadly now coming to an end. Many, many thanks to our generous Hostess, Melissa for allowing us to stage out of her beautiful home. Below is a link to a short 2 minute Naples travelRead More →
Visiting Herculaneum 4 Nov ‘19 – Their recast skeletal remains littered the barrel arched, vaulted structures on the beach side of the town of Herculaneum; many embracing loved ones in their final moments before immolation and suffocation. visiting Herculaneum can be a brutal reminder that Ms. Nature is really inRead More →
Trial by Fire Enduring relationships and the volcano gods: There’s an ancient and honored legend of ‘Trial by Fire’ to validate serious relationship of two decades. The mythos is that once in twenty years, couples must circle the brim of a volcanic caldera, as a testament, demonstrating the virtuousness ofRead More →
Naples for a Day 30 Oct ‘19 – Briskly up in the morning and off to Naples by train. Only 4.5 euro each and 13 stops later, and we arrived in the seat of Italian humanity! Wow, Naples is a living city, it throbs with activity, clamorous noise, vibrant rustlingRead More →
Hot, hot, and sunny. (Ischia Travel) 24-28 Oct ‘19 – Traveling with the amazing Ursula is simply amazing. As a young lady, she lived in Italy for three years and spent most of her adult life as a tour guide, quite a bit of it traveling through Italy’s attractions. SomewhereRead More →
North of Naples (Archeological sites around of Naples) 22 Oct – We dedicated the last few days satisfying our Roman ruins cravings at various archeological sites around Naples. The other day when walking through town on the way to the castle, we walked along the Marina side and not throughRead More →