Lakeside in Lazio
Nothing had changed. The routine was the same: pick up rental car, make our way out of Rome’s busy Leonardo Da Vinci airport and take the...
Fiery and Inscrutable: Calabria
On arriving in Calabria for the first time, one most likely arrives with preconceived notions of a brutal and harsh reality probably...
Baia Delle Zagare, Gargano: Getting Lost In The View.
We ripped through the coastal towns of Abruzzo and Molise, on a mission to arrive before nightfall. We knew that driving in the dark with...
The Castle on the Hill,
As we slowly lumbered up the hill, our car laden with too many suitcases, through the thick shadows of the night, we discerned the...
Abruzzo and The Trabocchi Coast
Abruzzo is not to be trifled with. It is indeed mighty (“forte e gentile”) as its majestic mountains looming above the gentle valleys...
Abruzzo, Forte e Gentile
It’s not surprising to me that I have taken so long to write about Abruzzo; in fact, I have no connection to this land, save the memories...
Hufflepuff and Gryffindor on the Shores of Lago Maggiore
We arrive at Oleggio Castello with looming rain greying the sky and a matinal chill penetrating the air. We wonder out loud after...
"Lenta e rosata sale su dal mare..." Camogli
As we merge onto the A12 toward Genova, my thoughts speed along with the speeding car, but unlike the car, to no end. Now, my mind...
Civita di Bagnoregio: Doomed to Extinction!
The footbridge is an arduous perpendicular climb. It feels never ending. But then approaching the halfway point you look up and there,...
A Day In The Life of A Travel Blogger
It’s a long turbulent flight. I see my friend in the seat diagonally in front of me popping a pill. I think it’s the Ativan she told me...