Here I go down that wrong road again
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 Again (Don’t miss YouTube below) The sun was setting as […]
Driving Over a Cliff in the Tuscan Hill Town of Montalcino
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 has no power to back up) and headed over a […]
REFLECTING ON LONG-DISTANCE TRAVEL
After another very great Gate1 Travel fly-drive deal for Italy, Marcy and I find ourselves back in Montecatini Terme – a town about 25 miles west of Florence. We are very travel-weary but I think we have gotten used to the rhythm of how it feels to do a 30 hour turn-around from Knoxville to Europe. I would […]
Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day and The Ring of Kerry
Waterville is is a small town situated on Ballinskelligs Bay on the Ring of Kerry N70 route. Our bus stopped here for lunch on a (surprise) cloudy, cool and misty day, but this was a colorful, friendly town with lots of photo opportunities. Our first mission was to find a grocery store to replenish our fruit and vegetable […]
Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day and The Cliffs of Mohr
I went through my portfolio of Ireland pictures in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day and I came up with such a random collection of scenes and subjects that I figured I would serve up posts in several batches throughout the day. Come back and see the rest of the posts, I promise not to overserve. […]
Oblivious
“A Face in the Crowd” is this week’s WordPress photo challenge — I knew right away where to take this one. It was the most beautiful of days in one of the most beautiful of places on earth. Giant’s Causeway is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the coast of Northern Ireland. Even here, […]
