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Itinerary for Four Wonderful Days Around Naples, Italy

April 18, 2015 By Heather

While we definitely could have spent longer in Naples, Italy last spring, four days was a great amount of time to accomplish what we came there for and also enjoy the trip. So for those of you interested in archaeology and looking for a quick European weekend getaway, I would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All, Europe, Planning Tagged With: Archaeology, Italy, Itinerary

Visiting Vesuvius

June 4, 2014 By Heather

Vesuvius is still an active volcano (check out BBC Earth).  It erupted in 1944.  And it towers over a major metropolitan area. The Crater Given my penchant for disaster-ology (wish that was a real thing), I obviously wanted to see the volcano up close and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All, Europe, History, Sights/Sites Tagged With: Italy

A Day In Capri: Part 2

June 2, 2014 By Heather

After our boat tour, we were starving.  We had a few restaurant recommendations, between TripAdvisor (like anything else, use wisely), hotel recommendations, and my guide book. Because it was off-season, a few restaurants I was interested in were unfortunately not open … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All, Europe, Food/Drink, Sights/Sites Tagged With: Italy

National Archaeological Museum, Naples

June 1, 2014 By Heather

Entrance Way Like many museums, the National Archaeological Museum in Naples seems a bit overwhelming when you start looking at the map.I triage museums.  I go to the thing I most want to see first. Very first. That way I know I will at least be satisfied when I leave, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All, Europe, History, Museums Tagged With: Archaeology, Italy

Naples, Part 2: The Food! 

May 31, 2014 By Heather

After the Archeological Museum, we were starving.  It was about 5pm.  In our defense, we had flown in that morning and hadn’t stopped to eat anything but gelato. But it was delicious gelato.  I had coffee and pistachio.  I’m preferential to coffee gelato, but the pistachio … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All, Cities, Europe, Food/Drink Tagged With: Italy

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alt text here Hi, I’m Heather! I love warthogs, studying disease outbreaks, destination lusting, and my jackapoo named Toasty.  I’m also an avid age-group triathlete. Exploring and enjoying life in Washington DC and the rest of the world, one day and one trip at a time. More about me….

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