Positano
Positano, one of the gems of Italy’s Amalfi Coast, has been a favorite destination of ours since Erin and I first visited it on our second trip together to Italy, years ago. Sam and Linda…
Food for Thought
After over three months of anticipation, our night at Osteria Francescana finally became a reality. As a quick refresher, back in February I scored reservations for Erin and I at 2016’s and 2018’s World’s Best…
Homecoming
Allow me to interrupt my irregular, increasingly retroactive series of writings on my travels to bring things back to present for the time being. I still have literally thousands of photos to go through, and…
Middle East Meets West (Part Two: Be Our Guest)
Our second full day in Lebanon was the main event of the trip: a visit to Zghartighrine, the mountain village in the north of Lebanon where Erin’s great-grandfather had lived before he and his wife…
Middle East Meets West (Part One: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Lebanon)
Of all our planned trips for our time in living in Rome, Lebanon was the biggest question mark for me. For the first half of my life, it wasn’t high on my radar, and what…
Chillin’ Like Sevillains
Our final stop on our trip through southern France and Spain took us to Sevilla (“Seville,” in English), the capital of the Andalucía region. We were warned ahead of time that Sevilla is the unofficial…
When the Saints Go Marching In
Much of our France & Spain trip was planned in a hurry. For various reasons, we couldn’t really commit to it well in advance, so we had to scramble to make a lot of last-minute…
Churches & Churros
With France behind us, our focus turned to Barcelona, where we’d be spending the next three nights. We’d been to Barcelona once before, and there was more than enough we didn’t do the first time…
The Road to Carcassonne Is Paved with Safety Glass
What should have been a relatively mundane train trip to our next destination — the medieval, walled city of Carcassonne — ended up being a strong contender for my personal Worst Day of Travel award. …
French Coast
Traveling season is getting in gear for us. We have quite a few trips penciled in for the coming months, and a few more possible ones being considered. We recently wrapped up our (mostly) coastal…