Dave & Meredith's Travel Blog

It’s kind of bumming me out.  I would like to practice the little Italian I’ve learned and also try to learn more by actually speaking it.  But almost every time I say “Buongiorno!” or “Due bigletti, per favore,” (two tickets, please), the person I’m speaking to recognizes that I’m English-speaking and starts speaking to me […]

It hasn’t been difficult finding Internet access here, but Wi-Fi has been a little tougher to come by, so we’ve been somewhat challenged to post pictures to the blog. So, to get you somewhat caught up, here is a list of things we did in Florence: Accademia (Michelangelo’s David) Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore – […]

I have a confession. I am a Rick Steves fanatic. You know who I’m talking about – he has a travel show on public TV (NOT Rudy Maxa; the other guy). His travel philosophy is to get away from big hotels and really touristy places (Sorrento excluded, because he loves it too), and get more […]

Here is the view from our window in our B&B in Florence. We were in a sweet location, less than one block from Florence’s Duomo. We’ve also added a picture of the view from the roof terrace that all the guests could use. View from our Window #4 View from B&B Roof Terrace (toward Duomo) […]

We used Sorrento as a base for our day trip to Pompeii and Herculaneum, as well as Positano on the Amalfi coast. We got to come back to the wonderfully friendly town of Sorrento each night. Yes, it’s touristy, and I *loved* it. One night we ate dinner a fuori (outside) and a musical trio […]

We went to Pompeii and Herculaneum in one action-packed day trip from our hotel in Sorrento. As we walked among the incredibly well preserved villas, apartments, bars, and temples of people who lived (and died) almost 2000 years ago, I found myself saying over and over again, “Wow, this is so amazing!”. I said it […]