Well, we made it to Cagliari, located in the southern part of the island of Sardinia, Italy. It wasn’t terribly far from Rome/Civitavecchia, so not an impressive feat. Since we hadn’t planned anything (kinda typical of us, if there’s nothing that hops out at us, we just walk into port and see what happens), we … Continue reading Ah, but you don’t go…
Tag: Italy
The spider screamed.
Oh, batchit, I thought, as blind (sans glasses), I started running the water in the tub for a shower. One extremely leggy arachnid struggled to get out of the flow, but couldn’t as the stopper was firmly stuck. It was our first morning in a new AirBnB and I wasn’t familiar with how the stopper … Continue reading The spider screamed.
Advertising the unprintable in Pompeii and other stories…
We started off the day early, for which I was grateful, given the almost 11,000 cruise ship passengers in port for the day. At around 8am, we were hustled off to the bus to be whisked away to the land of ancient pervy people. After a brief introduction, the tour guide (again, unsurprisingly in heavily … Continue reading Advertising the unprintable in Pompeii and other stories…
Muzzles and Clamps
And now, Sicily. Specifically, Messina, the port that just about kisses the toe of the Italian boot. It’s a very short hop over to the mainland… which is why Messina has the dubious distinction of being the conduit of the Black Plague into Europe in the 1340s - well, that and the idea this place … Continue reading Muzzles and Clamps



