July 2012
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Photo of the Week – Entrance to the Ill-Fated Town of Pompeii
More Details: Photo of the Week – Entrance to the Ill-Fated Town of PompeiiPompeii was a normal town in ancient Rome. Lots of good business due to its place by the sea on the way to Rome. Fast and fun place for the sailors who enjoyed the pleasures it offered. Until that fateful day that destroyed the town and created history… As I entered Pompeii from where the…
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Melodies and Travel Memories
More Details: Melodies and Travel MemoriesLeah, from leahtravels.com wrote a post about melodies and the travel memories they bring. It is a great idea for a post and I will be tagging 7 others as she tagged me in her writeup. As a kid, we did not do family vacations as we did not have the means and we lived…
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When the Winery Comes to You – Frog’s Leap Wine Tasting
More Details: When the Winery Comes to You – Frog’s Leap Wine TastingNormally, I write about going somewhere but Frog’s Leap winery just came to me instead of me going to it – a phenomenal wine tasting with friends and good food! Since 2001, I have been part of a wine tasting group of friends. Some have cycled out when they moved out of town but the…
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Of Long Doughnut Lines and Cold Coffee – The Rest of the Story
More Details: Of Long Doughnut Lines and Cold Coffee – The Rest of the StoryLast May, I participated in the Windy City Travel Tweetup. Met some “old” friends (Lola and Leah) and some new ones (Francesca, Pola, Aaron, and Ted) – by the way, check those blogs out! As part of any tweetup, we like to hit some neat local spots and discover the unique places in a city. …
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A Fourth of July Celebration – Atlanta’s Peachtree Road Race
More Details: A Fourth of July Celebration – Atlanta’s Peachtree Road RaceThe Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Georgia is a 4th of July tradition since the race was started in 1970. It grew to be the largest 10K in the world with over 55,000 in 2007 and then it lost that title. But for years, it was the largest one and it still feels like the…
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Into the Land of the Dracula Legend (Or Is It?) and Moldova
More Details: Into the Land of the Dracula Legend (Or Is It?) and MoldovaSo my trek to Romania is fast approaching. I shared here about the hike in Romania in support of a local orphanage (donations welcome at www.trekkingforkids.org; mark me as the trekker!). I have been preparing and planning to visit the Alps in Transylvania, made famous (or better known) by the story of Dracula… The Hike…