Excellent adventures in travel
Before beginning the saga of our Friday adventures, a few words about where we are. The Dolomites are a southern extension of the alps located in northeastern Italy, lying between Austria on the north and east, and the relatively flat Veneto plain on the south. The area is dominated by fifteen massifs of 9,000-10,000 feet, … Read more
In mid-September, 2025, we embarked on a three-week visit to three very different regions of Italy: South Tyrol in the Dolomites; the Ligurian coast, on Italy’s northwestern coast; and Umbria, in central Italy, northeast of Rome. We took the nonstop flight to Munich, leaving Denver at 8:20pm and arriving in Munich on Wednesday ~ 2pm. … Read more
The final post from our trip to Sicily! Wednesday was our last day on the ground and we spent it traipsing around central Rome. Our first order of business was to learn whether we’d be able to fly home the following day. The U.S, was still requiring a negative Covid test, taken one day before, … Read more
Tuesday at 7am we were back on the Freccia Rossa heading out of Roma Termini to Naples for a transfer to the Circumvesuviana, the suburban commuter train that passes the archeological site of Pompeii. A settlement was present on the site of Pompeii as early as the 8th century BCE. Originally, the town was right … Read more
Monday morning found us back on the Freccia Rossa, Italy’s high speed train, at 8 am, headed out of Roma Termini towards Napoli Centrale. Our itinerary was simple: spend the morning at the Reggia di Caserta (Royal Palace of Caserta), located about 20 miles north of Naples, then hop the train and spend the afternoon … Read more