Naples, Italy: “Scientists to drill 13,000ft into active volcano in test that could cause earthquake…” Coincidentally, I hear that Ireland is lovely in October. Ahem.
FULL! IRISH! BREAKFAST!
…in one handy package. Sweet!
Ultra English
A fellow travel blogger recently asked how she could modify her content to better address British readers. I advised the following: "Add "u" and extra syllables to words like "humor" and "aluminum." Put your quote marks inside the final punctuation. Talk about football a lot. ;)" I love Drew's comics. He also writes …
Rosemary & Olive Oil Almonds
Napa, USA When Dario and were in Napa visiting Emily and Charlotte, we stopped at the Robert Sinskey Vineyards for some wine tasting. The tasting was pretty overpriced, frankly, and there was only 1 wine — the 2008 Pinot Gris — that we all really liked. I will say that although we tried several other …
Pith helmet + cheetah = AWESOME!
Pith helmet + cheetah = AWESOME! Dario and I went to the San Diego Wild Animal Park today. They were selling pith helmets. We simply had to buy a matching pair. Now our tour is truly absurd. ps: this cheetah is nearly as close as the one in Tanzania. ;)
Road construction stop
Construction on the road to the Giant Forest delayed our trip down for a perfect 15 minutes. We stopped with a great view of Moro Rock and several distant mountain ranges. Thanks, Park Service and construction folks!
Mysterious bee creature
Mysterious, hovering, bee-like creature. We found several of them holding still in formations in scattered patches of sunlight. They were striped like bees, and not wasp-ish (well, I didn’t ask them about their politics or religion), but a passerby suggested that bees don’t hover, flies do. So they may have been faux-bees!
Find the Fish!
Need polarized filter for lens… In the meantime, how about a nice game of Find The Fish? :D
Tharp Log
Tharp Log near Crescent Meadow, Sequoia National Park. The very large sign at the site clearly stated the name sans apostrophe or "s." Yes, I know. It's so unnatural!
Purple lupine.
Taken near Crescent Meadow, Sequoia National Park.
Burl-esque.
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA It's rather Burl-esque, wouldn't you say? Get it, get it? Wow, tough crowd. How has nature been amusing you lately?
Coneflower.
Coneflower along trail. Much more cooperative than deer. Stupid deer.
Oh, deer!
Mule deer (I think) along the trail. Oh, we were SO excited! Too bad the deer wasn’t as excited to see us. Absolutely refused to pose. Drat! We should have remembered the go-to call for would-be wildlife photographers: “MONKEY!”
Day o’ Napa
8 Aug. 2010 Napa, CA, USA A quick day trip for winetasting and visiting friends! We stayed with my friend, Charlotte, in Marin County and dragged her along when we went to visit Emily up in Napa. Dario and I know Emily from the time she was living and Couchsurfing in Naples. It was …
Sister Agnes!
THIS JUST IN! Omgosh, it’s ME! (and Dario) AND SISTER AGNES! :DDD … Oof, I feel faint…
Vatican Radio
This is the main tower for Vatican Radio. No, really, I’m not pulling your leg!
Katie, Ruthie, and Sister Agnes! :D
Katie, Ruthie, and… SISTER AGNES!!! :D Dario fools around with Sister Agnes. On Sunday, not only did Dario and I have a lovely afternoon in Perugia, we also got the opportunity to meet a world famous celebrity: Sister Agnes. Wow! She’s been all over the place, traveling to locations both exotic and banal. …
April in Ireland: Part 2
After a lovely and scenic photo tour of the Wicklow mountains, we set off in our rental car (“…drive on the left, drive on the left!”) and headed south. We had skimmed the Rick Steves guide a bit, but weren’t really sure if we’d have time to stop and see anything along the way to …