Featured photo: Mt. Vesuvio
Naples, Italy As a big fan of nature, I dislike descriptions of volcanoes that include words like "fury" and "wrath." It's just nature, after all. I mean, if you watch a cooking show, you don't[…]
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Featured photo: Stromboli
Stromboli, Italy Photo of a ship anchored off the volcanic island of Stromboli, with the Strombolicchio in the background. The Strombolicchio is the "throat" of an ancient volcano, possibly the oldest in the region. As[…]
How to drive your Italian lover crazy!
Naples, Italy Out for a late night cioccolata with my handsome Italian companion, he suddenly leaned forward to kiss me. Finalmente! I had heard about how romantic Italian men are, and now I was[…]
Africa Redux: Lake Manyara
1 Jan. 2009 Lake Manyara, Tanzania Woohoo! SAFARI! OMG! REAL SAFARI! I mean, the San Diego Wild Animal Park was freakin’ fantastic while growing up, but it’s not like you could easily get EATEN![…]
Buzzer and the lake.
Rome, Italy A friendly buzzing insect that stopped by to say hello. Fortunately, she found her way back out shortly after this picture was taken. Fortunate because she was freakin’ HUGE and I’m not[…]