Dave & Meredith's Travel Blog

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 […]

Here is the view from our window in Sorrento (such as it is): The place we’re staying is really great, but no view. We are about a 5 minute walk from the seaside, and a 10 minute walk from the center of town. And at 30 Euros per person per night, who cares that we […]