Travel
Mangiare Qui
The intention of returning to Florence was to enjoy the food, the wonderful people, and take some time off from moving around so much to savor one of places, that I found I am most fond of, during my adventures. Now that I have also taken a break from art museums, my focus has shifted to finding food that […]
MoreTurno Numero Due!
Originally, the rough sketch of my travel route included a stop in Vienna and then Bern after my quick stay in Venice. However, seeing as how I am getting really honest with myself on this little excursion (and consequently you, or sometimes TMI, who knows), I had to tell myself that I really don’t care about Austria or Switzerland. […]
MoreThe Day to Pay
The Symphony last night was lovely – rather the String Quartet decked out in authentic 19th Century garb. (I was able to sneak a few pictures during the performance, so you can check them out too). The music was lovely and when the concert was over I strolled over to St. Mark’s Plaza where I found other […]
MoreThe Sinking City
I woke up this morning feeling a bit more rested and content to complete the remainder of my journey. I am sure you can tell I am getting tired because a.) I keep bitching about it and b.) I am posting less frequently due to Ms. Poopy Pants Writer’s Block. Due to my travel exhaustion, I was contemplating skipping […]
MoreLago Iseo
Again I am going to start out with a confession – WTF is Italy doing to me?! Going to church, giving confessions, crying….this place is magical I tell you! Actually, for the first two days I decided that Lake Iseo sucked arse, mostly because it rained non-stop during that time. This little sunshine kitty does not like cloudy days and […]
MoreHigh Fashion=High Heels and Fuuuuuhh-Gleeee
I think I have come to that age in life where you just don’t care about being “cool” anymore. I catch myself saying things like “damn kids” and “the younger generation” and I am not that old! This causes me to worry about how I will behave when I am 80+ (assuming I make it to that age)…..probably worse than […]
MoreThe Last Supper or BUST!
I have to start out today’s post with a confession of sorts (seeing as how I am in the land of oober religious crap and all). The last few days have worn me down. I had been moving so much through the first half of my trip, sitting for several days in Santorini was both […]
MorePet Instructions
My mom and stepdad decided to take a little vacation for the weekend down to Miami. She asked one of the neighbors to watch my animals, which made me a bit nervous. Ever since Missy died, I have been a bit on the high anxiety side when it comes to taking care of Ginnie and Bun. I felt […]
MoreSantorini avec George
As if the free wine all day wasn’t trouble enough, I found a little jazz club in Fira on Wednesday evening. There were no live bands (since the season here is wrapping up), but they did play some good older jazz ballads and the bar was full of locals celebrating the recent rioting in Athens. I joined […]
MoreNea Kameni
Yesterday I took a boat tour to the youngest volcanic landforms in the eastern Mediterranean, Nea Kameni. It is an active volcanic center, with rock features that date back about 400+ years, the most recent eruption happened in 1950. It is a rarity in the world because it is uninhabited, which makes it ideal for studying geological phenomenon. The island group […]
MoreGeia sas apó ti̱n Santoríni̱
After a peaceful evening of listening to bad French music and karaoke, at the hotel outside of Athens, I awoke with renewed excitement to continue my travels through Greece. In the midst of the cold rain, I jumped into a taxi back to the Athens airport. Thankfully, there were no delays or strikes, so I arrived in Santorini about […]
MoreAcropolis or bust!
The adventure of finding my way into Athens yesterday wore me out and I did not wake up until almost 10am. I stumbled down to get breakfast and lots of coffee before venturing out to view the Acropolis today. The citizens are calling for more strikes on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, thus I figured I better go see what […]
MoreGreece=Garbage
Having determined that the order of Germany is just far too anal-retentive for a proper vacation, I decided to get back to the chaotic ways I had grown accustomed to in my travels. Since I had originally planned to meet an acquaintance in Istanbul, but plans changed when he was unable to make it and I chose to […]
MoreMünchen ist stumpf
Alright, so you are getting ONE single update about Munich for two reasons: 1.) I am keeping with German tradition of being efficient and 2.) I am pretty sure I dislike Germany….intensely….and the food sucks…..and the language is the ugliest most guttural, hawking a loogie sounding POS I have ever heard. The fact that I have relatives that are German […]
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