Istanbul – A Turkish Delight to the Senses
From minarets in every direction the wailing call to prayer is broadcast five times daily while sidewalk hawkers call out their wares and seagulls squawk noisily overhead. Pungent spices perfume […]
Monthly Archives: January 2016
A Christmas Return to Rome
It’s a luxury to return to a place a second time. Having familiarity with a place reduces the stress of learning the transportation system and locating things. Under less pressure […]
The Sassi Town of Matera, Italy
Leaving Puglia (Apulia), we crossed into Basilicata, a rugged, wild and sparsely populated region, to visit one of Italy’s highlights, Matera. The town of Matera has a secret. This is […]
Being in Istanbul on Tuesday, January 12, 2016
I had been comforted by something I read recently. The odds of losing one’s life in a terrorist incident are less than the odds of being struck by lightning. Now […]
A Return to Napoli
In 2010 I said I would “return to Naples in a heartbeat just to eat the pizza.” So we did! And it wasn’t easy. We dropped off the rental car […]
La Dolce Vita: True Confessions, Rants and Ravings
Two English words: travel and travail are closely related. Travel is fun, but it comes with travail. I try not to rant too frequently, and generally look on the sunny side […]
Meet You In The Morning 