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Essays and Information on Many of My Trips to Europe

Germany (Rhine River Valley and Bavaria), France (Paris), Italy (Rome, Naples, Sorrento, Umbria, Tuscany, Sienna, Florence, Ravenna), Austria (Salzburg), Slovenia (Ljubljana)

"Travel makes you wiser, but not happier" - Thomas Jefferson

"Travel is fatal to bigotry, prejudice and narrow-mindedness." - Mark Twain

And if all else fails, try this prayer...

I've been all over the place, if you are willing to define "all over" as parts of the US and a fair amount of Europe (Germany, Austria, Italy, France, UK), Hong Kong, China and Japan. And Canada and Mexico. I like to make notes and journal entries whilst there and then come home and write essays about my adventures. These essays attempt to be humo(u)rous and pithy and observant and philosophical. It's up to you to decide if they are.

Along with the links below to my various essays I also have two perennial favorites if I can believe my web server logs: Fat Americans in Europe and Worst Meals Ever

Here are some links for you to follow that will take you to the various pages of essays.

Rome Explorations

Rome Tour Guide Books Information on my Rome walking tour guides (Ancient Rome and Early Christian Rome)

Italy!

Rome December, 1996: First Impressions of The Eternal City of Rome, Italy Santa Maria Maggiore The Vatican, St Peter's and The Sistine Chapel The Roman and Imperial Forums and the Colosseum July, 1997: Rome, Italy SIghtseeing including Ostia Antica Limoncello Ostia Antica Roman Rehash October, 1999: Via Julia and Trajan's Markets - Rome, Italy Via Giulia Dealing With the Locals (Part 1) Trajan's Markets Roman Restaurants and a Walking Tour of Rome Rome Death March 2000 Friends and Restaurants March, 2000: Lago Fucino and Clear Skies over Greenland Lago Fucino and the Satellite Antenna Farm (Sound's like a late Sixties San Francisco-based rock band, doesn't it?) Clear skies over the North Atlantic and Greenland July, 2000: Basilica of San Clemente and the Mamertine Prison - Rome, Italy Basilica di San Clemente The Mamertine Prison Hanging Out With My Roman Pals November, 2000: Umbria abd Spello, Roman Aqueducts Umbrian Road Trip! (Your host pretends he's a local) Dealing With the Locals (Part 2) Aqueducts (are cool! Read this one!) Unsolved Mysteries: Why would anyone watch Italian TV (Italians included)? May, 2001: Amphitheater Castrense, Aurelian Wall - Rome, Italy My Empire's Fallen and It Can't Get Up! - The Aurelian Wall The Other Amphitheater in Rome - The Amphitheater Castrense True Crime Stories! - My Life as a (Petty) Criminal in Rome October 2002: Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, Churches Santa Prassede and Saints Cosmos and Damian, Appian Way, Spoleto Three Old Churches (Santa Maria Maggiore, Santa Prassede, Saints Cosmos and Damian) The Appian Way and the Catacombs A Full Day in Spoleto with the Most Beautiful Woman in All of Italy For Sure and Maybe Even All of Europe October, 2003: Colosseum, Basilica San Paolo Fuori Le Mura (St Paul Outside the Walls), Church of Santa Sabina Colosseum Update Catacombs of Domatilla, Basilica of San Paolo Fuori Le Mura (St Paul Outside the Walls), CHurch of Santa Sabina, Monte Mario September, 2005: Mausoleum of Costanza, Church of San Lorenzo Fuori le Mura, Ravenna Mausoleo di Santa Costanza and San Lorenzo Fuori le Mura A Few Days in Ravenna (!) The Mysterious Life of Paolo T Revealed AKA "F*ck Notte Bianco!" October 2008: New St Peter's, Spanish Steps and Piazza di Spagna New St Peter's The Spanish Steps and Piazza di Spagna The Rest of Italy - Milan, Cinque Terra, Venice, Siena, Florence, Perugia, Sorrento, Naples, Pompeii May and June, 1999:Milan, Cinque Terra, Venice, Siena, Florence, Perugia, Sorrento, Naples, Pompeii The North; Milan, Cinque Terra, Venice The Middle - Rome, Siena, Florence, Perugia The South - Sorrento, Naples, Amalfi Coast Bus Ride, Pompeii Brain Bake-a-thon E-postcards Deep Thoughts (Philosophical Ramblings)

Rome Visitor Information

Rome Restaurants Rome Restaurants Good and Great Places to Eat; All Budgets

Germany, Austria, Slovenia 1996

Germany Munich, Germany Bike Tour of the City Austria Vienna, Austria Fun History Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia A Very Underrated and Overlooked European City. Good Photos

France 1998

Paris May, 1998: Paris, France A Week in the City of Light - Paris

Germany and Austria 2006

Germany Germany - Munich, Berlin, The Rhine River Valley Return to Berlin, Munich Fun, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Rhine River Castles Austria Salzburg, Austria Quick Stopover

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