Next stop: Napoli-Afragola! Nearing the end of May, it was my husband’s birthday combined with an extended weekend so we decided to make the most of it now that Italy had recently opened for travel! Ahhhh, where to go?!?!? There are obviously SO many places but we landed on ROMA! It’s only a 55-minute train…
Naples isn’t all pizza- it has some artistic treasures as well! In a chapel hidden in the historic center lies the “Veiled Christ” by Giuseppe Sanmartino. Ever since I started learning Italian and researching Naples specifically, this piece has been on my bucket list. You are not allowed to take photos, so I only have…
Everyone’s Saturday should include a visit to a buffalo farm and wandering in an empty park with Greek ruins. Right?! That’s exactly what we did on a Saturday that had a 90% chance of rain/storms! We decided that we would tough it out because we didn’t want to waste a weekend off, but it turned…
Nestled between the mountains and situated on the shoreline is a village I like to call “Anchovy Paradise.” Cetara is a quaint and charming seaside village along the Amalfi Coast that is still relatively untouched by the hoards of tourists. Actually, this city was once visited by Anthony Bourdain! The food is delicious and you…
Early morning haze, the sun shining brightly, calm waters, and fellow seagull travelers immediately gave a beachy feel from the moment we left the ferry port in Naples. One of the first weekends in May we decided to venture out across the water to the island of Ischia. We grabbed an early morning cappuccino at…
An afternoon stroll through the Caserta Royal Palace and its gorgeous park is a perfect lazy afternoon activity. It was designed in the 18th century in the Italian Baroque era and there is absolutely NO shortage of beauty! The magnificence of the outdoors with its wide lawns, fountains, waterfalls, and sculptures, to the beauty of…
The internet here has been completely down or in and out for the last couple of weeks making it hard to add more to my blog, but it looks like we are finally up and running again!! Now, continuing on from the tunnels of Naples. That first Saturday free to explore was full of adventure…
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