I wrote an article for On UR Way Magazine last week about the lessons I learned while living in Ortigia, Sicily. I would love for you to give it a read, but in the mean time, I thought I would share some views of Ortigia by boat. One of my first few days in town, I took a boat tour around the jutting little old town center of Siracusa. The lighting was almost too perfect, not quite night and not quite day. Seeing the town from the water seemed to yield a greater insight into Ortigia than wandering its streets. No man may be an island, but Ortigia certainly made me want to consider striving Continue Reading
Sitting On Italian Church Steps
When the chaos of the outside world grows, expands, and engulfs everything in my travel path, I head not to a museum, hotel, or restaurant for respite but rather to a church. Throughout Italy, a Catholic church seems to be the requirement in every town, along the same lines of having a supermarket or a post office. Those without are normally towns along the side of the road merely consisting of a café, bank, and tabacchi, the religious rejects if you will. The outside world whizzes on by. Cars honk loudly and vespas interject throughout most side conversations. When I need a break from that Continue Reading
Looking Down On The World
After graduating from California State University, Chico with a degree in journalism, Christine worked in high-tech PR and social media in Silicon Valley for six months. However, she wasn’t ready to succumb to cubicle life just yet and she’s currently blogging, soaking up the sun and attempting to parler Français in Nice, France. She’s also walking a heck of a lot of stairs every day. You can read more at C’est Christine and follow her on Twitter at @camorose. I wrote a post a few months ago sharing my favorite views when I travel. Now, I present you with Christine's favorite views from Continue Reading
Suzy Stumbles Over Travel: Week of May 17, 2010
You know the drill. Each week, I ask travel writers and readers to submit their favorite travel posts of the week. This can be from your own personal site or another writer’s post you enjoyed. I will stumble, comment, and tweet each submission. The goal behind this segment is without question to help those neglected travel posts get a little more love and attention. On the following Monday, I select 5 favorites submitted last week for a little more promotion from yours truly. Keep in mind…. Please only submit ONE link per person each week. The deadline to submit for this week is Continue Reading
Mount Sinai Wishes You Were Here
This Friday’s “Wish You Were Here” photo comes from Matt McCall, friend and now my enemy for he experienced sunrise over Mount Sinai and this was the result. This view did not come without struggle and strife. After a sleepless van ride, Matt arrived at 3 in the morning to hike Mount Sinai in Egypt. Heckling camel rides met him at the other end. With waves of refusal, he started the chilly climb to the top. “Sunrise at Mt. Sinai was a surprisingly unearthly experience. I felt as if I were at the edge of the world, reconnecting to people who lived thousands of years Continue Reading
Taking The Road Toward Emotional Travel Preparation
Most airlines will send you an email a week or two before your flight with the subject headline, “Prepare For Your Upcoming Trip”. The content is informative, explaining how to check in for your flight, what luggage weight restrictions to know, how to navigate through the terminal, or when you actually take flight. In my mind, these emails are wrongly titled. What can prepare you for travel? Most of us rush out to buy new luggage. We sell our belongings for extra cash. The necessary call to the credit card company must be made. We attempt fitting all necessary liquids into a minuscule Continue Reading
Suzy Stumbles Over Travel: Week of May 10, 2010
For the past few weeks, I have been stumbling, commenting, tweeting, and picking five favorites each week of travel posts, videos, and websites submitted for my “Suzy Stumbles Over Travel” segments. This week is no exception. Leave a comment here with your favorite travel post of the week. This can be from your personal site or another post you have read and enjoyed. I will read, stumble, comment, and tweet each submission. On Monday, I will select the five favorites of the previous week. Just some things to keep in mind… Only submit one link per person each week. Leave your link Continue Reading