On The Road With The YaYa's

Europe

  • On to Amalfi

    Our new guide Ricardo (AKA Rick) picked 6 of us up at our hotel to start our 6 day post trip to Amalfi. The first thing we did on the bus was to text Nino that Rick was “easy on… Continue reading

  • Our Last Day With Nino

    On our last day we toured a 13th century castle called Castel del Monte. It was built by King Frederick II during the 1240s who inherited the land from his mother, Constance of Sicily. In the 18th century the castle’s… Continue reading

  • Trani and Wine

    Trani is a seaport on the Adriatic Sea. One thing I can say about Trani is that if you have a poor sense of direction do not visit here. Our first night here we were following another couple back to… Continue reading

  • Matera

    Matera is the third oldest city in the world. Now I know you just asked yourselves what is number 1 and number 2? Number 1 is Aleppo, Turkey and number 2 is Jericho in Jordan. Tied for number 3 is… Continue reading

  • The Trulli of Alberobello (No it’s not a TV Show)

    Before I start, trulli are conical roof homes made out of stone. This is what I will be talking about. A trullo is a singular home and a trulli is more than one. A trullo is a limestone dwelling found… Continue reading

  • Meat, Meat and Monopoli

    A funny little thing has happened with food on this trip. Sometimes my food is much better than everyone else’s and sometimes not. My friends have come up with a little code word to indicate to Nino when they want… Continue reading

  • The Hike to Pollino National Park (NOT)

    Pollino National Park is also a UNESCO site and is one of the largest parks in the world. Its highest elevation is 7500 feet which is less than Bryce National Park in Utah at 9,100 feet. When we checked out… Continue reading

  • Off to Sila National Park

    Tonight will be the first time we are only spending 1 night at a place. All others have been three. As it was a very long drive we stopped in the little seaside town of Pizzo. Just like out of… Continue reading

  • Reggio Calabria (part 2)

    Today was our first formal day because it started out with a guided tour of the city. Our first stop was at the Archeological Museum. Our guide was very good because she only hit the highlights and she was smart… Continue reading

  • Exploring Gerace

    Before leaving for Gerace this morning our lovely waiter sang me an aria as he was delivering my Americano coffee. It doesn’t get much better than this. Going to Gerace today was a little bittersweet. I had a trip planned… Continue reading