Destination: Italy

DREAMS

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 | By sandrad | Views [870] | Comments [1]

How many of us strive and plan for our dreams. Some of us actually have our dreams realised and feel empty when we have achieved them. What do we do now? Some people go through life trying to reach an impossible dream and are always disappointed with ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

DANGERS OF TRAVEL –METAPHORICALLY SPEAKING!

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 | By sandrad | Views [764]

Travel can be one of the greatest experiences. It opens you up to new experiences, shakes up your foundation and can totally reshape your being. But it can be another excuse not to sit still and just be with your thoughts and emotions. It can be an escape ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

LO SCHIAFFO – THE QUINTISSENTIAL ITALIAN SLAP Making Grown Men Cry

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 | By sandrad | Views [1957]

During August, it is the ferroagosto – (holiday season for Italians), so you tend to see more Italians travelling than normal. Whilst I was in Capri, I was amongst a bus load of Italian travellers. The bus was lively with people abusing each other, making ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter

FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 | By sandrad | Views [704] | Comments [1]

I’ve had many people writing to me that they are envious of where I am. I do have an interesting job and travel can be such a rewarding experience but I wonder where the envy comes from. Perhaps people think I am free here with no responsibility? I also ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Where timetables are a rough guide

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 | By jenko7 | Views [455]

Left Nice, on my own, by train to Cinque Terra (five towns) with a change in Genoa. Cinque Terra easily rates up there with some of the best sights I have seen. It is a stretch of the Ligurian Coast (North West) between Levanto and La Spezia which is ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: DION'S BIRTHDAY

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 | By sandrad | Photo Gallery

FREE DAY IN FLORENCE

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 | By sandrad | Views [825]

Wow! Here I am a whole free day in Florence. My passengers are out and about and I have a whole free day in Florence to myself, no interruptions, no major work to do. I am free to do anything I want in Florence, today, all day. Woo Hoo. Fantastic. I ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter

THE TROPHY

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 | By sandrad | Views [594]

  Are you searching for the Trophy boyfriend? The one that you think will: make you look good make other women envious signal success in the world make people look at you Then where does HE fit in? Leave him on the ... Read more >

Tags: People

BEAUTY: In the eye of the beholder

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 | By sandrad | Views [1742]

In bella Italia, everything is certainly beautiful: beautiful people, fashion, architecture, nature, food, wine, even the window displays are beautiful. But what is beauty? It is easy to get caught up in the superficiality of beauty. They say that beauty ... Read more >

Tags: People

DIFFERENT OR BETTER? RIGHT OR WRONG?

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 | By sandrad | Views [792]

The interesting thing about travel is that you automatically compare the country you are in with the one you live in. In doing so, there is a danger that you don’t see the country for what it is. It is only natural though to compare because you judge ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Gallery: HOTTER THAN JULY!!!

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 | By sandrad | Photo Gallery

A jump for joy (and tears)

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 | By true-claims-stories | Views [1463]

I was playing a softball game in Italy with some friends and we just scored. I got so excited, I jumped for joy in the dugout and suddenly (I'm 5'10") came into contact with the sharp ledge separating the roof of the dugout from the fence. I had ... Read more >

Tags: doctors, hospitals & health, true claim stories

Ben Harper

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 | By suze | Views [666] | Comments [1]

Last night I went to see Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals play in Verona Arena. The show was absolutely amazing! The setting itself was spectacular, an old colosseum... I would love to see the look on the man's face who designed and built it to see ... Read more >

Tags: Music

Gallery: WORLD CUP JOURNAL

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 | By sandrad | Photo Gallery

Goodbye Zizou

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 | By suze | Views [719]

What a game. It had it all ... controversial decisions, outbursts, upsets ... sadly it was decided by penalties, but Zidane, Zidane, Zidane, why couldnt you control your temper for another ten minutes? The last ten minutes of your international career ... Read more >

Tags: Party time