Exploring the world one country at a time
Exploring the world one country at a time
Lago di Braies (bray-see) is an alpine lake in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, northern Italy. What makes this lake special is that it is framed by gigantic mountains and the lake’s color reflects shades between green and blue, depending on the time of day and year. Lago di Braies is a very popular destination …
Right off the bat, eleven days is not enough to see Southern Italy. Still we felt lucky to have explored Alberobello, the Amalfi Coast, Capri Island, Castelmezzano, Lecce, Matera, Naples, Pompei, Sorrento and other neighboring towns. Southern Italy is delightful. We were in Southern Italy during the third week of April and the weather was …
What This Blog Is About We spent ten days in Sicily visiting the towns of Cefalu, Taormina, a day trip to Tropea in the mainland, Siracusa, Agrigento and Palermo. Looking back at it, we could have probably skipped Taormina and Siracusa and used that time going on an exploration up Mount Etna. Ten days may …
What this Blog is About We spent ten days driving across Sardinia in April of 2022. Unfortunately, ten days was not enough to leisurely explore the island as we found ourselves staying a night here and there instead of two to actually do any explorations. The temperature was just right but the beaches were cold …
What this Blog is About This blog describes our experience driving in Italy. We drove in Northern Italy in 2019 and again in 2021 and in Sardinia, Sicily and Southern Italy in 2022. Driving in Italy is like driving in the states where we drive on the right side of the road. However, there are …