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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Siem Reap – day 2 Travels throughout Europe are often remembered through the lens of what cathedral or castle you visited. Most are magnificent. But, there comes a time when even the heartiest of tourist are effected by the ABC syndrome; ABC….’Another Bloody Cathedral/Castle’. When the ABC’s hit, it’s timeRead More →
Phenom Phen Today I closed out of Phenom Phen today and rode on a Chinese airline, of Euro Manufacture (Airbus 320), to Seim Reap, the home of famed Angkor Wat. Some from the West might wonder why the Chinese are operating in Cambodia? I’d say, ‘Check the map’; why wouldn’tRead More →