The Birds of San Gimignano
We arrived in San Gimignano after a brief stop in Siena. San Gimignano has been showing up more in myContinue Reading
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Duomos, Davids, Gardens, Museos and More. A Week in the Cradle of The Renaissance: Florence
Florence, or Firenze, is the birthplace of the Renaissance. With statues, beautiful and distinctive yellow buildings with green or brownContinue Reading
Easter in Assisi
As we climbed into Umbria on the train, the landscape we’d experienced for the past two weeks on the CampaniaContinue Reading
Closing Out Campania in Sorrento
After a couple of weeks in Campania: Naples, the islands of Ischia and Capri, Positano, Amalfi and Pompeii, we wrappedContinue Reading
A Day in Pompeii
I don’t have many regrets in my life and I’m not one to pine over or dwell on missed opportunities,Continue Reading
Palm Sunday in Amalfi
Well, we didn’t ride in on a donkey and they didn’t greet us with palm fronds, though there were plentyContinue Reading
People Watching in Positano
After several weeks of intense Italian cities: the narrow carrugi of Genoa, the energy of Rome and the insanity ofContinue Reading
Cooling our Heels on the Hills, Steps and Cliffs of Capri
After a long day of transfer from Ischia, we landed in Capri just before the sun sank into the seaContinue Reading
Early April on Isola d’Ischia
After a bumpy, windy and rainy ferry ride across from Napoli, we arrived on the Isola of Ischia for aContinue Reading
Naples: Gritty, Dirty, Loud and Lovely
When you arrive at the Napoli Centrale train station, you are immediately taken aback: grit, trash, homelessness, graffiti. It isContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 