Corfu is not exactly as I expected. Beautiful, yes, but possibly more beautiful from off-shore than on-shore. The water of the Ionian Sea is marvelously clear. Even walking along the pier, the water is perfectly clear. And as it deepens, the color takes on the very best deep shade of indigo. We opted out of any ship-sponsored excursion and found the bus to take us to the beach. We traveled the road along the north shore to Dasia and found a sleepy resort area wh...

September 5 already! We are well into our fourth week! On our last day in Napoli we were still figuring out the bus/metro system there. They publish absolutely no maps nor bus schedules! It's all a big secret. We never give up though. It may take us a little longer and we may see a bit more scenery, but we have yet failed to make our destination. We packed our luggage in preparation for our evening flight, and made a lite lunch of the last tidbits in the kitchen...

Sorrrento and Positano! Two of the most beautiful seaside resorts we have ever seen! What an utterly inadequate statement! Describing these two areas is going to be really, really hard, in such a tiny bit of space, and I fear our photos won't do the wonderful spots proper justice either. We took the train to Sorrento. When we stepped off the train, what a suprise awaited me! Built along the rocky bluffs overlooking the Gulfo de Napoli, this wonderful little res...

Pompeii is a must-do. It is one of the closest links we all have to an early natural disaster that still offers evidence of existence and demise of civilization. It is at one time, amazing, beautiful, sad and ancient. But today, Pompeii was hot, dry, and dusty. All I can say is CHECK! Not my favorite. Yes, very sad. But I was done with it many hours before we actually were finished touring. To establish a bit of perspective, the first city walls were built in th...

Okayyyyyyy! I am having real problems uploading photos today. In fact, I have been having these problems for the past few days! Don't know if it is the WIFI in the apartment, the OffExploring site or just being in Naples, but I'm about to start speaking in tongues. I will add more photos when I can. There should be 10 or 11 from today. Today was a well-earned down-day. We did laundry in an actual washing machine in our apartment and hung it out to dry on lines o...