Project Runaway

I had a very strong déjà vu the other day. When I mentioned it, Nicole looked at me and said that it meant I was on the right path. It was such a wise and beautiful statement and resonated strongly within me. More than once, one of us has commented that the flow of our travels [...]

(Faithful Readers: This post is a longer one than usual, but I am trying to catch up to the present, sometimes difficult, given my fascination with the past)
After Bodrum, we took a bus to Selçuk. The bus system in Turkey is extensive, efficient, clean, and comfortable, AND the seats are reserved and assigned. What a [...]

(Author’s note: You can now click on the pictures to get a larger image!! Only took me 3 months to figure out!)
From the moment we stepped off the boat in Bodrum, Turkey has been a surprise and a delight. Bodrum is nestled against hills and has 2 bays divided by a good sized fortress that [...]

After a car drive across southern Italy, we boarded the first of our overnight ferries to Greece. I imagined them to be fairly basic, perhaps stereotypically blue and white. I hoped the voyage wouldn’t be too rough. When we first saw our ‘SuperFast’ ferry, our nervousness increased as it first appeared to look like a [...]

I knew that the day was going to come, but the reality was bittersweet. We left Lucca for Sorrento, then Greece, and next week we will be in Turkey. This stage of the ‘project’ is complete. This summer in Italy will be remembered as one of the most rewarding and memorable summers of my life. [...]

(The following cautionary tale has been vetted and approved by Diana herself)
It has been a quiet week since our trip to Venice and area. We have not been doing much but trying to stay cool in the hot summer heat. Our main diversion and entertainment this week has been the ongoing adventures of our American [...]

 
I am on a train heading home. Home as you all know is currently Lucca. Yesterday we were in Venezia, or Venice. Then we went to Vicenza for one night, then left on a bus to Padova, or Padua, then got on this train where we are headed to Firenze, or Florence. This train’s final [...]

As part of my ongoing commitment to experience all things Italian, I coerced Luc into going horseback riding with me this week. We were picked up and taken to a private stable in the Tuscan hills. There we met the warm and welcoming Franco. This was not a touristy commercial trail ride business, these were [...]

As I had mentioned in my previous post, this week has had a lot of action. In amongst beaches, mud baths, and hookers, we saw Dave Matthews and Lenny Kravitz. Both rockin’ concerts that we thoroughly enjoyed! We are also Tour de France central here with Dwayne using the TV and the computer, trying to [...]

It has been a busy week for me and I am not sure where to begin.
Last Friday the boys and I did a ‘Hilltop town’ road-trip and drove to Volterra, San Gimignano, and Siena. It was a beautiful day and we still had our rental car. Dwayne drives like a true Italian, and seems pretty [...]