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Exploring Italy, Pt. 2: The Heel - Matera, Lecce, Otranto, Torre San Giovanni (2023)
This post chronicles travel in the heel of Italy, exploring Matera, Otranto, Lecce, Torre San Giovanni, and more.
Aug 18, 20237 min read


Exploring: Santa Catalina Island, California Day Trip
This post details a day trip to Santa Catalina Island, located 22 miles off the coast from Los Angeles. Included are tips and general info.
Apr 5, 20226 min read


Exploring: What to See in Los Angeles (and to Skip, from a Local's Perspective)
This post provides a rundown of all the best sights to see in Los Angeles, from the perspective a local.
Mar 9, 202216 min read


Exploring: California's Monarch Butterfly Groves During a Comeback Year
This travel journal entry details a road trip to the California Central Coast from L.A. to see a monarch butterfly migration.
Feb 21, 20226 min read


Exploring: All the Views of the Hollywood Sign
This post highlights all the best spots for viewing the iconic Hollywood sign in Southern California.
Feb 20, 20226 min read


Exploring: Seattle and the Olympic Peninsula Loop, Washington
This travel journal entry details a visit to Seattle and a road trip to Washington state's west coast.
Sep 1, 202130 min read


Fear at the Peace Wall in Belfast
This post details my own experience of division at the Peace Wall in Belfast and a brief explainer of Ireland and Northern Ireland disputes.
Apr 10, 20214 min read


Exploring: Belize and a Guatemala Day Trip
This post details a trip to Belize (San Ignacio, San Pedro, ATM Cave), as well as a day trip to the Mayan ruins of Tikal in Guatemala.
Aug 10, 202015 min read


Getting Back to Hollywood Isn’t So Easy
The time has come to leave Italy. Thick, dark clouds are rolling into Venice as we take off, and that’s not a place I want to be when it...
Jun 25, 20205 min read


Exploring: Getting Lost (Literally) in Venice, Italy
This travel journal details both the fascination and confusion brought on by one of the world's great cities: Venice, Italy.
Jun 17, 20207 min read


Exploring: Florence, Italy
“The Creator made Italy from designs by Michael Angelo!” -Mark Twain, “The Innocents Abroad”* In lieu of a “Welcome” sign, your arrival...
Jun 7, 20207 min read


Exploring: San Gimignano and Tuscan Wine Tasting
We start the day in Siena with a continental breakfast – the standard, uninspired fare of hardboiled eggs, cold cuts, cheese, bread....
May 31, 20204 min read


Exploring: Intro to Tuscany / Destination Siena
“Tuscany looks like what all of Italy should look like.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (attributed) We stare out the train window as the...
May 25, 20205 min read


Exploring: Pompeii and Naples, Italy
This post details a day trip to Naples and Pompeii from Rome, during our summer excursion through Italy.
May 17, 20206 min read


Exploring: Travel Blog Intro / Rome, Italy
This post details the Rome portion of our summer travels through Italy.
May 3, 20205 min read


Exploring: Three Days in London, England
This travel journal details three busy days spent exploring London.
Jul 5, 20179 min read


Siena and the Towers of San Gimignano
Siena is such a confusing place, initially, when arriving by rail. You walk out the front door of the train station, and all you see in...
Jun 12, 20123 min read


Hunting Ghosts (the Academy, Pt. 1) - Wilmington, NC
A modest travel journal from a ghost hunting experience aboard the USS North Carolina battleship...
Oct 31, 20104 min read
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