We captured this image through the hazy, dirty, wet window of a tour boat on Lake Como, Italy. With storms all day, our excursion from the town of Como to Bellagio was a bit rough and I had just a few seconds to brace myself…
Tag: Italy
Reflections on driving in Italy “Here I go down that wrong road again Goin’ back where I’ve already been Even though I know where it will end Here I go down that wrong road again” – John Hartford, Wrong Road…
There, I got your attention. And yes, we kind of drove over a cliff. Details soon, but do you have that dream ever? That terrible frustration dream where you are in an out of control vehicle down an impossibly steep hill (the hill where your car…
Again I reflect on our winter trip to Italy. The latitude in Tuscany roughly equivalent to Milwaukee but the Mediterranean climate brought signs of early spring to the February landscape. We were fortunate to start with a stretch of sunny cool days, but as our…
Marcy called me at work one afternoon last fall and announced that Gate1 Travel was having a flash sale for independent travel to Italy – just $499 for an 8 day “Heart of Tuscany” tour including airfare from New York, car, hotel, and breakfast. It…
It has been several months now since our excursion to Amalfi from Sorrento, but we remain committed to finishing video highlights of our trip. Some of our productions came fairly easy, but we labored over this one for well over a month. We were…
