Greetings from Italy! I’m in Italy today, but on Wednesday I head out on my next adventure. Octobers are always my big travel month—I take off at least a week. (It helps that there’s a U.S. holiday mid-month.) Last October, I did 3 countries in 10 days. This year, I’ll be gone for 11 days … More Friday Postcard – 2 October
Several years ago, maybe 2018, a Litsy friend decided to do an overnight at Gladstone’s Library. She invited others to join her—online friends meeting in real life. It was the start of a new tradition. Every year since (save maybe one of the covid years), a group has met there. While the date has changed … More Weekend at Gladstone’s Library in North Wales
In June, we took a weekend trip to Matera, Italy. I wanted to visit Matera because where else can you now sleep in a room that was first occupied 9,000 years ago? Matera, in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy, is thought to be the third oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the world (after … More The Italian Journals: Matera
Because the weather got ridiculous hot, we decided to do a road trip in August. We took quick overnight road trip to the Umbria region.
July was a good travel month and I did another short trip in mid-July to Sofia, Bulgaria. Bulgaria is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea and is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the … More The Italian Journals: Sofia, Bulgaria
At the end of June, I did a twofer trip and visited North Macedonia and Kosovo. North Macedonia and Kosovo are both landlocked countries that are part of the Balkens. North Macedonia shares a border with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to … More The Italian Journals: North Macedonia & Kosovo
The weather is hot and muggy and I’m not traveling. I’m also almost* caught up on travel posts. * I’ve written the last 3 travel posts for June and July. I just haven’t posted them yet. So, stay tuned This weekend, I realized I hadn’t done a book post in a while. This serendipitous moment … More 10 Books to Spark European Wanderlust
