After rushing around the streets of Rome all morning, our tour guides arrange for a nice sit down lunch at an authentic Italian pizzeria. We park our Mercedes mini-van in a space and fall out on to the concrete sidewalk.…
Doug Solter
Young Adult Author and Screenwriter blogging about books, writing, movies, music, and life.
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Rome, Italy (Part I) — Travel Blog #7
ROME… One of the most famous cities on the planet. A world epicenter for art, culture, food, history…and a list that could go on and on. Today we have one day here. Like Pompeii, a day just doesn’t do this city any justice. You would…
Pompeii, Italy — Travel Blog #6
After our wonderful lunch overlooking Sorrento, we pile in to the mini-bus and head back towards Naples. Again we pass Mount Vesuvius. That ominous mountain draws attention to our next stop… The Roman ruins of Pompeii. We climb down from…
Sorrento, Italy — Travel Blog #5
Our large ship drifts into Naples and drops anchor. Italy. The land of Fiats, Pasta, and Romans. I can’t wait to get off our ship and lose myself in a country I’ve heard so many things about. Our tour guide for today is Giovanni,…
First Day At Sea — Travel Blog #4
Tonight I sit on a private balcony, overlooking the port side of a massive cruise ship that at this moment, I could care less about. My eyes focus on the Mediterranean Sea in front of me. The horizon is only a…
