Category Archives: Travel

10pm, Trastevere neighbourhood:  Our trip is coming to an end.  We have had an absolute blast exploring Rome and have eaten quite well for most of the journey.  Today we stayed in the apartment and I cooked up an antipasti … Continue reading →

Trastevere District, 3pm:  We have checked into an amazing apartment to hold what is now a party of five:  My sister and her son, her partner, me and my wife Ramona.  The apartment is right in the middle of the … Continue reading →

Sorrento, 6pm –  Not much time to write lately, as we have been busy getting from place to place.  Today we arrived in mainland Italy at Naples, then made our way down to Sorrento for the first of two nights.  … Continue reading →

Trapani, Easter Sunday-We have spent the past couple of days exploring the mountain top town of Erice, 2500 feet above Trapani, and the salt flats between Trapani and Marsala. Erice is stunning, a medieval town with cobblestoned streets worn smooth … Continue reading →

Hi everyone…we are on day 3 of our trip to Italy and thoroughly enjoying ourselves.  That is, once Ramona and I finally got here…it is a long story, but suffice to say we could not fly directly to Palermo from … Continue reading →