As Fall’s last colors’ fade, as the leaves fall more quickly, as leaden skies become more frequent there is a glimmer on the horizon. It is our May trips to Orvieto. Orvieto in May conjures up visions of bright red poppies dotting the landscape, yellow zucchini blossoms gracing vendor stalls at the market, multi-colored artichokes [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Thinking of May
Posted in Orvieto Italy on November 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“I’ll be better on Monday the 18th”
Posted in Culture, Life on November 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Bill relates a humorous anecdote from Tobias Jones’ book The Dark Heart of Italy.
Slow Travel Tours
Posted in Learning Vacations, Slow travel vacations on November 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We are founding members of a group called Slow Travel Tours. This is a group of tour operators who believe in traveling in such a way that those who travel with us have a rich, cultural experience that you rarely find with others. We believe in:
Managing and leading trips ourselves so that our travelers benefit [...]
