In late June/early July, sandwiched between and alumni reunion in Malta and a wedding in Gaeta, Italy, I found myself in the oh-so-difficult position of having 10 days or so to kill in Italy. My full itinerary can be found under Longer Trip Itineraries. Matera I...
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A Road Trip through Southern Italy: Photos
In late June/early July, sandwiched between and alumni reunion in Malta and a wedding in Gaeta, Italy, I found myself in the oh-so-difficult position of having 10 days or so to kill in Italy. Ostuni I decided a road trip through the south of Italy was in order. Aside...
Weekend Getaway: Sicily
All this cold winter weather is making me dream of warmer days! So what better time to reminisce about my weekend in Sicily last June.... June 11th - 15th, I attended an alumni reunion with former co-workers in Siracusa, Sicily. Although we used the island of Ortigia,...
Corsica & Provence Part 5: Villefranche and the Côte d’Azur
This is the fifth and final installment of my posts detailing my Corsica & Provence trip this summer. A quick recap: we started in Bonifacio (Southern Corsica), then spent a few nights in the mountains of central Corsica, then three nights in Bastia (Northern...
Aix-en-Provence and the Côte d’Azur (and a little bit of Italy too!)
Last weekend, two friends and I took a very last minute trip to the south of France, based on a quick check of the weather (meteo.fr) and a fear for our precious summer days that are dwindling away…. St. Tropez & the view from Gassin (above) For me, it was a...