Like Pisa, Pompeii was a “sure why not” stop It’s close, so okay. And, like Pisa, Pompei was a whim that was a Wow! Unexpected, it was truly moving. We arrived in Pompeii 20 minutes from Central Naples on the aptly named Circumvesuviana commuter rail. Mt. Vesuvius looming out one window and the Bay of NaplesContinue reading “Blast From the Past”
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Naples, there’s a darkness in this edgy town
Since we had just left Rome, it was hard not to compare Rome and Naples, two cities whose present is so imbued with their past. Naples (Napoli in Italian) had a gritty underdog feel to it. Southern Italy, poorer and less cosmpolitan, has always been in the shadow of the more prosperous northern part ofContinue reading “Naples, there’s a darkness in this edgy town”
Rome, if you want to
Between travel internet sites, advertisements, every old Italian movie (except spaghetti westerns), how could you not come to Rome with some idea of what you will be seeing. What you see is not surprising, but you are surprised when you see them. Pretty much everything in Rome defies expectations. The massive scale of centuries oldContinue reading “Rome, if you want to”
Leaning In
Six weeks to explore Italy which is about 3/4 of the size of California. It was a given that we go to Rome, Florence, and Venice but where else? Generally, we like to be in a town for about a week and we also like seeing as much of a country as we can ratherContinue reading “Leaning In”
San Frenchisco (?)
Our only plan for this entire trip, besides dog sitting Chocho Choco in Spain, was to see Italy. Other than a day trip to Trieste from Croatia, Patricia had never been. But to get to Italy from Valencia we needed to go through France. We always seem to just see the edge of France: Calais,Continue reading “San Frenchisco (?)”
Love and Travel in the Time of Covid*
We continued to wear our masks, wash our hands, use hand sanitizers, not go to restaurants and avoid people. But, we still got Covid. Well, Patricia did, in Valencia, the healthiest city in the healthiest country in the world,(https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/healthiest-countries-in-the-world) Fortunately, it was very very mild and towards the end of our 3 week stay. We went to Spain toContinue reading “Love and Travel in the Time of Covid*”
Moor, please
Thankfully the rain stopped before we headed out to Granada from Seville. (https://chosenfugue.wordpress.com/2022/12/26/ready-for-moor/ ) As with Seville, our stay was outside of the center of town, and again in the trendy area, chosen not due to it’s Silverlake/Bushwick vibe but due to it’s proximity to the Alhambra. On our walk from the train station toContinue reading “Moor, please”
Ready for Moor
The trip almost did not get off to a flying start. Literally. The attendant at at the Iberia Airlines counter at Logan Airport in Boston gave us a scare when she said we couldn’t fly to Madrid unless we showed proof that we were returning to the US. It was our old friend Schengen https://chosenfugue.wordpress.com/2018/10/07/schengen/Continue reading “Ready for Moor”
Sitting Part 2: Animals, Animals, Animals
Over the last 6 months we have watched 15 dogs, 10 cats, 4 goldfish, 4 llamas and 2 horses. Each with very specific needs and schedules although Nick has successfully shifted everyone’s schedule to his. Unique traits included: We do not know the names of the fish, but can you match the names to theContinue reading “Sitting Part 2: Animals, Animals, Animals”
Sitting Part 1: Location, Location, Location
After leaving Canada Dry ( https://chosenfugue.wordpress.com/2022/08/15/lohw-canada/) we continued our pet trail travels, eager to uncover the uniqueness of each place. The plan was to visit different places living as locals by animal sitting. As very responsible pet sitters, we never felt comfortable leaving the animals in our care for more than a few hours atContinue reading “Sitting Part 1: Location, Location, Location”
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