It was a bit of a star-crossed journey, if I’m being honest. From Sorrento to Naples, our transfer car driver did his best to murder himself and everyone else in it. If you’ve never seen one of those big airport transfer vehicles before, just imagine being in something roughly the size profile of a small …
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Europe 2025: Eating in Sorrento
Italy: a land of Elizabeth’s wildest dreams. You have the home of authentic pizzas, handmade pastas everywhere, and a strong belief in the power of bread and cheese. If you cut her open on any given day, Elizabeth’s stomach might be 60% composed of those items. But here in the homeland of Italian food, she …
Europe 2025: Sorrento Boat Tour
Almost exactly 2,000 years ago, Rome’s second emperor completed the construction of his vacation villa. According to ancient sources, Tiberius was already growing weary of the backbiting and politicking required to fill in Augustus’ footsteps. His villa sat atop a 1,000-foot-tall mountain on the island of Capri where would-be assassins and annoying courtiers would have …
Europe 2025: Pompeii
But if you close your eyesDoes it almost feel like nothing changed at all?And if you close your eyesDoes it almost feel like you’ve been here before? Pompeii by Bastille – 2013 I don’t know why I included the Bastille lyrics. The song is just stuck in my head as I start writing this. Hopefully …
Europe 2025: Sorrento and Naples
Our first “general geography” post of the great 2025 European adventure has arrived! In this one, we’ll take a look at the general geography of the Campania area, Sorrento, and Capri/the Amalfi Coast. If you know someone who has vacationed in Italy before, then they’ve probably at least passed through this area. Having visited for …
Europe 2025: Flying In Style
Of all of the things that Elizabeth and I could have disagreed about when it came to our European vacation, I doubt many people would have pegged “the flights” as our biggest conflict. And yet that’s exactly what it ended up being – a debate not over where to fly, but how to fly to …
Europe 2025: Overview and Roadmap
Over 9 years together, Elizabeth and I have seen a lot of the United States. The Rocky Mountains, the Coastal Ranges, the Appalachians. Lake Michigan, Lake Ponchartrain, Great Salt Lake. Fairview, Oklahoma, and Fairbanks, Alaska. We’ve driven, flown, boated, and taken trains all over the landscape. But our international experiences have remained notably sparse. There …
