After feasting on the view of Florence from Piazzale Michaelangelo, it was time for dinner. We proceeded to Impruneta, a village in the surrounding hills noted for its terra cotta pottery. It is now more of a Florence suburb. There, we enjoyed a Tuscan Dinner at Ristorante I Tre Pini. The restaurant is located out from town, some distance beyond the Piazzale Michelangelo scenic overlook. Quite a p Read on...
The day at Pompeii wiped all of us out. We slept in the next morning, lounged and slept some more. Finally, we got ourselves up to go out.
Kim found info online on couple of historic bridges nearby that we could cross so we did an evening walk, walking down to one, crossing it then walking along the river and crossing the other. It was a warm evening but along the river was nice and we got some w Read on...
Did you hear about this? From CNN: A cognac from a 1762 vintage sold for £118,580 ($146,000) at an online auction on Thursday.The exceedingly rare Gautier cognac is one of the oldest surviving cognacs in the world, and only three bottles of it are left, according to Sothebys auction house. This bottle is the largest of the three, known as grand frre or big brother, and had remained in the same fa Read on...
We continued to head south towards Pimba, after which we would leave the Stuart Highway and head past Woomera and then get to Roxby Downs. Before leaving the main highway, we stopped in at Lake Hart for a coffee break – like many others. The Ghan train skirts this beautiful spot on its way north or south so we crossed the line and walked down to the waters edge to inspect the ruins of what appe Read on...
Hier petite soire tranquille, cet htel perdu dans la campagne, vraiment trs bien. Le resto du soir choix, ptes ou pizzas. Jai test la pizza bosniaque, cest soit disant le fromage local qui fait la diffrence, pas spectaculaire la diffrence, par contre dessus une espce de chorizo trs bon, mais toutes les heures de la nuit, oblig de boire.
Ce matin lorsque je tire les rideaux, jai cru que la montagn Read on...
If it is August, it is time to visit dear friends, Ken and Debbie in Southern California near Westlake Village. I am looking forward to a break from the heat, as well as some marathon card and table games with them. And I am sure we will have a gathering of friends for a barbecue at their wonderful condo at Sherwood Country Club. If you dont know Sherwood, here is a brief history: This land was pu Read on...
After my time in Mt Isa, I met Will at the Townsville airport. We picked up our hire car and started the trip North to take us as far as Cooktown. On the way, we passed farms of sugar canes lining the roads and a long thick snake, dead and sprawled across the road. We stopped in Tully, famous for its banana farms and labour from backpackers eagerly working off their farm hours on their working hol Read on...
Today we were headed for Newport, Rhode Island and we headed off east along Highway 20 connecting with Highway 146 down to the State Capital of Providence, and down Interstate i195 to Newport.
We went via some backroads through small towns and started to see some nice foliage colours and the overall travel time was around 2.5 hours today. I tried hard to find a diner on our way but had no luck so Read on...
This blog covers Days 2 and 3 of our trip to the far south of Tasmania to celebrate our 15th Anniversary.
I absolutely loved waking up and taking in the early morning view of the misty Huon River from our attic bedroom window. It was like looking into an painting. It was a very special and beautiful start to our 15th Anniversary. By the time we had a quick breakfast and got going, the light had Read on...
We woke up this morning to a rainy Arnold, MO. It was dark and gloomy when I got up just before 7 AM. Eventually the rain went away, but the clouds stayed for good part of the day. So my photos may not be the best.
Because of the weather turning cold, we needed to do some trip management. We had to get some warmer clothing out of our suitcases, which were in the car, and reorganize our night bags Read on...