Today, I'll be heading to Calabria, where my parents were born.  I haven't been there since I was 10!  I'm excited and nervous.  I have so many relatives that I have not seen in several years.  I wonder what they look like.  I hope the weather cooperates.  It has been frustrating traveling in the rain buy I'm thankful that Naples was warm and dry.  I booked my train for noon so I could have some time to prepare my luggage,  get ready and h...

I was very tired last night.  I slept well but the odd squeaking sound of the bed woke me up a few times.  Breakfast was include so I took advantage of that and had some coffee, toast and a croissant.  I made my way through the city of Naples and noticed several things.  The first thing is how much liter is on the ground and secondly that no one seems t work here.  There were so many people out and about. I saw Castello Nuovo and Castello Vecchio (on the hil...

April 24th NightmareThis was the day in my planning that I was dreading.  Time frames were scheduled tightly and any delays or errors in my navigation could result in a very frustrating experience. After a restless sleep, I woke up early, said my goodbyes and made my way to the Eastbourne train station.  I arrived early and I even  had time for a coffee.  The ride into London Victoria station was quick and everything was going perfectly.  I even received an ...

This will sound crazy, but I'm tired of traveling.   My neck is stiff and I could really use a massage!  My own be would be nice too!  Enough complaining already, I know!  I enjoyed my day trip to Pisa yesterday that I decided to venture into Siena for the day.  There was no rushing around and no final countdown to worry about. I actually had a good chunk of time this morning sitting on the train, waiting.The train ride was not the best.  The scenery w...

Your mission: PISADetails: Catch the earliest train possible, see the offset monument, take pictures as proof and return to the base in record time.  I arrived at the train station just before 8.  I was going to stop for coffee but some people were not too impressed that I went to McDonald's yesterday (cough, cough!). I won't mention any names (cough, but it's Pretty Terrible) I'll blame you for my lack of caffeine today!  I went to the automat...