The Poseidon Adventure
Another hot sunny day. Since we were toast from the beach yesterday we opted to drive up the coast to Paestum, a Greek ruins that has some spectacular temples in not bad repair. I refused to trace our steps along…
Put on Your Noseguard. Put on the Lifeguard. Pass the Tanning Butter.
Pisciotta in the morning Woke up very early and couldn’t sleep so threw on yesterday’s clothes and went out for a 6:30 a.m. walk; got 7000 steps in before the day had started. The air was ripe with oleander and…
Hard Brexit
More words than pictures today; we were mostly in transit. We checked out of our hotel just after nine, took a cab to the central station. Seat belts are optional in Naples (they constrain the body, which must be free…
I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles. Oh yeah.
Go to Capri or stay in town? We were torn. I voted stay. Mt. Vesuvius in the distance. We started uphill towards Capodimonte, to see the largest catacombs in southern Italy, which are under the church of Madre del Buon…
It May Sound Vain with a Latin Name
Two pictures of the same villa at Pompeii in different perspective. (This post has a lot of repetition…) So today a couple of things: An amazing experience seeing both Pompeii and Herculaneum. Stupendous. And then something else: Getting there and…
In Napoli Beside the Sea
This is what it looks like… Air conditioning and insulation; modernity is heaven. We took breakfast in the hotel, included in the rate, then set out to explore. Hazy to begin with it was hot from the get go. A…
YVR FRA NAP, or a more thoughtful title…
Here’s a pleasant diversion: Nearly a month in Italy. Leaving YVR Everything went pretty smoothly at YVR, the magic of leaving an Evo at Park N Fly and avoiding the hassle (and the meter) on a taxi brings some minor…
It’s New York Baby
Four days in the city that never sleeps. Sort of a cultural exchange. Well I guess the first thing is that getting out of YVR wasn’t so easy, the perks of “Diamond” status with Aeroplan somewhat elusive and then…
Up, Up and Away
It’s going to be two flights up to get away home: Japan Airlines 736 Hong Kong to Tokyo, Narita, then transfer to JL 18 Narita to Vancouver, overnight. We were packed and showered and out of the W shortly after…
Happily the Fishes Leap
It’s red knots, red balloons and miniature orange trees everywhere you go; Chinese New Year is just days away. As for us, it’s the end of the road less and more traveled. No more turndown service with pillow chocolates……