Procida: Fantasy Island
Reading Time: 4 minutesProcida at last! Isn’t this what I have come for? Meeting my fantasy friends from the film Il Postino? It
Tag: Italy
Why We Travel: The Fall of Rome & Other Empires
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhile I was climbing Mount Etna, I got a horrible cold. It was so bad, in fact, that I lost
While I was climbing Mt. Aetna…
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile I was climbing Mt. Etna… This is a phrase that bears repeating, and so I try to use it
Palermo: Cultural City of 2018
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen I don’t know what to do first, I just watch people and pick out someone who looks like they
Ischia: Elena Ferrante Goes to Paradise. And so do I, alas.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe next day, a Monday, arrives like a hangover. It is slightly rainy and gray, and everyone is gone. There
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Gritty Naples: Full of life, but watch your wallet
Reading Time: 4 minutesNaples has welcomed American Sailors since time immemorial (at least since World War II) and it still welcomes everyone, that
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Sorrento: Travel as Competitive Sport
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe next day I am feeling that first bit of tourist glow, having somehow managed to find myself exactly where
Rome: Why travel?
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Do I look like a tourist?” I ask my sweet but sarcastic sister, who just laughs and goes her own
The Lonely Adventurer
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis could be the start of something big. Or maybe small. A small idea that brings you round again to