Some Things Are Just Better in Italy

First task in the car this morning was turning the volume of the alarms back up. Silencing them hadn’t stopped the incessant beeping, and shockingly enough, we were responding to some of sounds the car was producing. Turning the volume down on all of the warnings had apparently been a bad decision. Then we started […]

Beep? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Beep!

We slept soundly last night, and woke to a prolific breakfast before hitting the road. First stop: Ca’ dal Non Acetaia, where they make balsamico tradizionale. I’ve done such a tour twice before, but D hasn’t and this is a bullet I’ll gladly take for the team. We headed out amongst the cars and and […]

Sleep? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Sleep!

I’m a merciless travel companion, and it’s time I admit it. I want to keep going even when exhaustion sets in. So much to see, yet so little time… We arrived early in Rome this morning, when the eastern sky as yet bore only the barest blush of the unrisen sun. We had our first […]

Number 12. A New Beginning

Yes, my friends, I’m back! And I’m already on my way. My trip began last night, with a positioning flight to NYC, where I met D. In the real world, last night was remarkable for the nightmarish terrorist killings in Paris. Today I saw pictures of so many monuments decked out in the colors of […]

I’m Glad The Birds Tolerate Our Presence Here

The birds here are prolific and aggressive. They’re everywhere, and will go anywhere. There is a big sign on our balcony instructing us not to leave the door open because the birds will come inside. I think the locals view them as a nuisance, to a greater extreme than rats. We started the morning with […]

Butterblogger Sinks to New Depths

Well, my friends, we made it back from our excursion. Yesterday morning D and I departed from Airlie Beach on a three hour trip by boat to “Reefworld,” a large pontoon anchored off of Hardy Reef, 40 miles from shore. For the trip, we ditched our bags at Hamilton Island. Reefworld is a permanently moored […]