Destination: Italy

Photos: Profile Pics

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 | By annarisa | Photo Gallery

Photos: Mobile Countries

Fri, 9 Aug 2013 | By copperowl | Photo Gallery

Mobile Countries

Fri, 9 Aug 2013 | By copperowl | Views [417]

I have spent the last two weeks in two separate "countries" which you won't find in th Atlas. The first was called "Armonia", which means Harmony. It is only small - about 2000 people, and it has five official languages - Italian, English, German, Spanish ... Read more >

Florence

Sun, 4 Aug 2013 | By normandmichelle | Views [303]

Friday 26 July 2013   After some discussions with Karen we changed our plans leaving San Baranto for Florence for the evening so we were close to the train to depart for Milan enroute to home while Karen will head to London and ... Read more >

San Baronto and Vinci

Sun, 4 Aug 2013 | By normandmichelle | Views [449]

While some went to Cinque Terre today Karen, Michelle, Neil and I went to Leonardo Di Vinci's nearby home town of Vinci by our trusty taxi driver. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinci,_Tuscany ).  Another hilltop Tuscan town with a couple of great ... Read more >

San Baronto - Cooking and Beyond

Sun, 4 Aug 2013 | By normandmichelle | Views [478] | Comments [1]

July 22 A late start following a cafe across the road watching the passing parade of cyclists and the old guys on the corner.  Said goodbye to Cameron and Stacey who were off to Rome before going their separate ways.  We were transported ... Read more >

Photos: Paestum

Thu, 1 Aug 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Scavi di Stabia

Thu, 1 Aug 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Naples Museum, Herculaneum, Pompeii

Thu, 1 Aug 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Campi Flegrei (The Phlegraean Fields)

Wed, 31 Jul 2013 | By krodin | Views [1361]

  Campi Flegrei (The Phlegraean Fields) outside of Naples   The area right around Naples offers a wealth of historical sites to explore.   The Campi Flegrei region along the coast to the West of the city has been the source ... Read more >

Poseidonia/Paestum

Wed, 31 Jul 2013 | By krodin | Views [1169]

  Poseidonia/Paestum: Fabulous, Fabulous, Fabulous! I loved this site.   The region shows indications of having been habited in Neolithic times and later with more permanent settlements after perhaps the 10thC BCE.   By the ... Read more >

Pompeii, Herculaneum & Stabia

Wed, 31 Jul 2013 | By krodin | Views [1699]

  Pompeii, Herculaneum & Stabia   Ok. I am simply not going to even be able to give you a taste of how rich these sites are.   They really do need to be experienced first hand, so make your plans to head to Naples soon ... Read more >

Terrific Tarifa

Mon, 29 Jul 2013 | By katfox | Views [366]

Fact: You can see Morocco from Tarifa, when its not too cloudy.    The view of Morocco as we drove into Tarifa was terrific! As we approached Tarifa we were a little taken aback by the proximity of the mountains of Morocco. We had Africa ... Read more >

Photos: Florence & farewell to Italy

Fri, 26 Jul 2013 | By kmk | Photo Gallery

Florence & farewell to Italy!

Fri, 26 Jul 2013 | By kmk | Views [222]

Friday 26 July 2013   After some discussions with Michelle and Norm we have changed our plans.  We decided to leave San Baranto today and go down to Florence and stay there for the evening.  Michelle and Norm will now be departing ... Read more >