It’s Not A Valley. Why Do They Call It That?

The ancient world calls to me, again and again. It has beckoned me since I was a child, as I checked every book on Greek mythology out of the library at our elementary school. I studied ancient history in junior high school and high school, with the Greek tales part of my studies of Western […]

On The Road to Southern Sicily

As you walk to the south east along via Maqueda, you will come to via Cavour which is where the grid of Palermo’s newer streets ends and the more chaotic ancient layout of the old city begins. Here, at the corner, stands Teatro Massimo. Teatro Massimo is unmissable, as she stands grandly in her square, […]

Sometimes You Gotta Know A Guy

There are some experiences that I only have when I travel with D. For example – we got to visit a car impound lot this morning. Not everybody gets to do that. Our day had begun with a walk past the opera house (Teatro Massimo) to the Capo Market, in search of local specialties such […]

Let The Race Begin

We had been standing outside the pizzeria for well over an hour, when D said we should give up, and I agreed. We were approaching the temporal limits of being able to get some pizza from Antica Pizzeria da Michele and still catch our flight to Palermo. Periodically the host would come out and rattle […]

October 2017, The Road Awaits

It is October, my friends, and the days have grown short. We are well into autumn, and a quiet comfortable summer has finally drawn to a close. Fall began with a hot spell that continues still. As the first days of the season passed on the calendar, the nights were hot when they should have […]

Budapest and Bratislava: Wrapping Things Up

As I head home, I’m left with a few thoughts that haven’t previously been blog-worthy. First of all, the people in both countries were warm and welcoming, and most people spoke fluent English. This made me feel a bit guilty, as I didn’t really try to learn any of the local words. I used […]