The calendar in November was pretty darn full which tends to happen towards the end of the year, December is looking a bit crazy too! This is going to be a bit of a long post so grab a cuppa tea and get comfy. The first weekend of November the husband and I went on … Continue reading November 2016 – Pompeii to Prague
Our first European adventure outside Italy is in the bag. It should have been a quick ride to the airport and two short flights, no problem. It didn't go that way. It was a fiasco that started with so much backed up traffic to the airport that the normal 30 minute drive took well over … Continue reading Athens Weekend
When we found out we were going to be stationed in Italy I about fell over with excitement and anticipation. Partly because ... Europe! But partly also because my mother's side of the family all hails from Sicily - and my dad's bloodline comes from a humble mining village in the Slovakian mountains, I'm working on … Continue reading Sicily – Like Going Home
A Friday off means go visit a touristy place to avoid weekend crowds so we decided to head to Caserta Palace (a Unesco, World Heritage Site). Only a few miles from our home and an easy half day exploration in mind, off we went in hopes of a nice day, what we found was far … Continue reading Caserta Palace
We live in ancient Capua which is now called Santa Maria Capua Vetere and is about 10 minutes from now Capua (I know it's a bit confusing) so we took a day to go see the small town a few minutes away and it is beautiful. Click on this link for a decent explanation of the … Continue reading From Capua to Capua
The husband and I decided the first trip to Rome we should drive then following trips we would figure out the train system. It was I think just under two hours to go from our town to the middle of Rome where we had reservations at Hotel Della Nazioni. The husband chose this hotel mainly … Continue reading First Trip to Rome
It has been a crazy couple of months with finding and moving in to our home (for the next few years) and exploring our new town. We moved to a small town just North of Naples and hundreds of years away. Ok not literally but the town has ruins from the gladiator era and apparently … Continue reading Getting Back On Track
While living in Japan I started following a motto I created "Ya Gotta Go To Know" which basically means to me to go experience things, don't just read about them or live through someone else's adventure. With that in my heart I went for a drive by myself yesterday, the first time in Italy, and … Continue reading On Ho’s, Roads, Ramps and Foes
My recent posts have been updates from our travels of the past couple of months and now I'm caught up to actually being in Italy, which has been for about three weeks I think? I've had a few questions about our current status so thought I'd just pound it out here. We are approved to … Continue reading Adventures At The Navy Lodge
First let me disclose and apologize for the photos or maybe lack thereof. It's a long story but the basic of it is we live overseas and have phones overseas except we kept our iphones from before moving overseas to activate and use on visits home. Following me? So...the photos are using an old iphone, … Continue reading A New York Minute
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