Never pass up the chance to explore the road less traveled. There may be cheese at the end of it!
Chip Butties and Other Naughty Bits
A visit to Youghal reveals tiny Vikings, the miracle of birth, bastard half brothers of the king, and tasty treats. Among other things.
The River Wild-lee (the River Lee!)
Despite flowing through the heart of Ireland’s second biggest city, the River Lee is full of wildlife – even whales!
Keeping Cool Roman Bath Style
Visiting hidden mineral springs outside of Rome. They’re good for the skin and have natural bubbles, too!
Dreaming of Asia
Five destinations that occupy my daydreams about Asia travel.
No eels, just fruit, thanks!
Sneaking away for an afternoon by the lake, we discovered a beautiful town named after eels. Or not.
SUPER-moon!
Photo of the Supermoon from Rome, Italy. :)
Roman Food, I may let you live
The grueling work of eating my way out of a Neapolitan food bias.
3 ½ Things to do on Capri
If you only have an afternoon to visit the lovely isle of Capri, here are the three (and a half!) things you should do!
The Definitive Guide to Pizza Margherita
The be-all, end-all, do-all, mother-of-all posts on Pizza Margherita! (Trust me.)
New website, guests, tours, and crazy-busy-ness.
I still love you, I’m just busy creating experiences to blog about – oh, and a new website, too!
Lucky happenstance: Coro Soldanella in Venice
Walking through the narrow streets of Venice, we were stopped by a crowd of men – who burst into song!
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Breaking equipment creates zombies
Rome, Italy After returning from the lovely and waistline-expanding trip to Catalonia, things went a bit loco. First computer problems abounded. Then, just as that was getting sorted, it was time to head to Naples for a few days to visit friends and family, and to meet Sherry Ott for a tour of Pompeii. Then …
Scenes of Venice
Venice, Italy Like the saying, "You are what you eat" goes, we are often influenced by the people around us. Having now spent time with Sherry Ott in three different and iconic Italian cities, I felt challenged (in a good way) to get off my hiney and step up my photo game a bit. This …
Murano Glassblowing in Venice
Venice, Italy On my first visit to Venice I was with a tour group for part of the time. One of the things they organized was a glassblowing demonstration, since nearby Murano is so famous for glassworks. I can’t swear to it, but I think anyone can walk into Dogi’s Murano Art and see the …
Rantypants: working overseas
Outside of the US Dear Universe, Sometimes I need to know that the door which just closed did so because another, much better one, is opening. You have my number. Thanks. Sincerely, Rantypants Every bed of roses has its thorn. That smells. Or something. Usually my blog is my happy place. Aside from …
Quote: To get to know a country…
To get to know a country, you must have direct contact with the earth. It’s futile to gaze at the world through a car window. – Albert Einstein Looks like good stew ingredients – the soup souq? Photos of lusciously arranged market wares are almost cheating, blog-wise. I mean the layouts are …
Sweet, frosted Colosseum!
Rome, Italy I generally prefer chocolate frosting, though an occasional cream cheese-based confection will really get me. And while I have been slowly introducing Dario's family to some of my favorite American foods – stuffed chicken, pancakes, creamy salad dressing – we still haven't mastered frosting. Part of the problem is that zucchero a velo …