Author Archives: distracted1

Day 1, well actually day 2 but day 1 of actually ‘vacationing’… Slept like the dead. Wake up to morning sunshine and coffee on the balcony, happy birthday to me! So, what’s the plan? No plan! Which is the best … Continue reading →

To be honest, the idea of traveling internationally right now has come with more than a small amount of anxiety, but now that we are here, fear is banished and we let the wine and cheese and Italian sunshine take … Continue reading →

Day 9 (4/11) Travel day. We drive … it’s not very exciting… We arrive in San Manaio around lunch time. Perfect. The Waze app and Jack direct us directly to the hotel. The last 1/2-3/4 mile or so is very … Continue reading →

We spend a relatively easy morning sipping coffee and looking at maps and discussing the merits and faults of various weather and directional apps. Out around 10am and headed for Lecce. The drive started with the traditional wrong turn for … Continue reading →

Up early to go to Mattera and Alberobello today. It’s a lovely day this morning. We are washed, dressed, fed and coffee’d with notable punctuality. On the road by 9:15. After a short, unplanned scenic detour, we are headed straight … Continue reading →

Locorotondo. This area is full of Trulli, the conical structures originally built by the peasant workers from the stones that they cleared from the fields that they worked. Without adding any materials and since they had no windows and because … Continue reading →

Day 5 Up early! After an anxious sleep… Worried a bit about getting the cars out of the garage. Will they be open early on a Sunday morning? I should have had him write the price I negotiated on the … Continue reading →

After the exhausting day and the frustrating parking and Manuella’s reaction to our plan for Ravello and taking into account our sore muscles and achy backs, we decided to take an easy morning at the villa and go into Positano … Continue reading →

  Circadian rhythm seems to be knocked further out of whack than usual. Sleep was elusive and the alarm was a welcome relief from the effort of TRYING to sleep. Trying to sleep is hard work. 8:30 and we’re off! … Continue reading →

yesterday was exhausting… yesterday’s post was admittedly rather droopy as was I when I wrote it. So, to make up for it I offer a few photos and thoughts on them… People often look at me like I’m crazy when … Continue reading →