Travel

Spain

I really wish I could sleep on airplanes. Saturday, October 19 When we arrived in Barcelona, we were excited to stay with long time friends of DH2. They lived in an old livery station that showcased the old wells and cabling. This is third second home and where they plan to retire. Our first jaunt […]

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Italy

As we pulled away from Stromboli, we witnessed the far away explosions of the volcano. Amazing that it explodes constantly whether day or night. We had a private sleeping cabin in the ferry so I washed away the grime of the day before passing out. Sunday, September 8 We disembarked at Naples, taxied to the

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Aeolian Islands

Friday, September 6 The ferry to Stromboli was smooth and uneventful but once we landed, we had to move quickly to check into the hotel, rent a headlamp, buy food, and check in for our sunset hike. We were about to see an erupting volcano! It was hot but thankfully we mostly walked in the

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Sicily

Tuesday, September 3 While on the 1.5 hour sunset ferry from Malta to Sicily, the phrase “the sun has set not long ago” poped into mind, my brain filled in “now everybody goes down below” so I asked myself “what was that from?” I Googled to find it’s from Sandra Boynton’s “The going to bed

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Malta

Saturday, August 31 Stepping into the evening heat of Malta, we dropped our bags quickly at our 400 year-old hotel to source our evening meal. We witnessed the golden hour on Fort St. Angelo on the far side of the harbor and found delicious food before we passed out. Sunday, September 1 Valletta is an

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