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
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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
Sunday in Frascati
To beat the crowds of Rome for a few hours on a Sunday where they were running the Rome MarathonContinue Reading
Return to Rome
A big city without skyscrapers, rather, its skyline dotted with domes. Domes whose bells call out the hours and whoseContinue Reading
You Say Genoa, I Say Genova; our first stop in Liguria
As we crossed over from France into Italy and switched trains just past the border we were treated to aContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 