October 3, 2007 – 7:44 am
The hotel we had reserved overbooked the night we arrived. After all, we had driven out of Naples and explored Pompeii earlier in the day–meaning we got into Sorrento after 8pm. They set us up at a place just up Fuorimura Street at the Plaza Hotel. Plaza as in Piazzo Tasso.
As for our car, the [...]
September 28, 2007 – 1:14 pm
Italy’s a great place to eat. Now that I’m in Germany, this fact is ever more exacerbated as I’m craving Italian pasta yet dreading ordering any such imitation of the cuisine. (I don’t care what you say–it’s an imitation if you’re not in Italy.)
Sorrento, a charming city located on the Amalfi Coast, was no exception. [...]
September 28, 2007 – 1:36 am
When we arrived in Naples it was late at night, so we spent the night in the city before setting out for the coast. Naples, I’m sure, has its own charms but to be honest many of them escaped me as the first smell that greeted me at my first destination away from the airport [...]
September 25, 2007 – 11:45 am
By the time we picked up our little Fiat Panda from the rental car place in Naples, I had heard about the fabled drive along the Amalfi Coast. A week prior in fact, a client had tried to convince me not to drive. After telling me of a couple horror stories of his own (from [...]
September 19, 2007 – 11:14 pm
But sometimes I wish I were. If only I had an unlimited supply of vacation days. If only I had an unlimited supply of travel funds, then perhaps I would be in England still. London is such a vibrant, international city where you never run out of things to do.
Our third day in London was [...]
September 16, 2007 – 11:53 pm
London Day 3 is in effect. I’m 8 hours ahead of my time zone of origin–but happy to say I’m not jetlagged. We’re being put up here in a posh flat insanely close to Buckingham Palace (a huge thanks to Caleb and his flatmates Warren and Steve for putting us up despite Caleb’s not being [...]
September 12, 2007 – 11:25 am
It suddenly strikes me that having both an asterisk with “star” after it means I my handle could be construed as “E star star L-A.” Redundant, really.
Anyway. That’s all irrelevant since I should perhaps be temporarily renamed as “E star London,” or “E star Sorrento,” or even “E star Munich” for the next couple weeks. [...]
September 7, 2007 – 10:06 am
Angry Dave, Tim and I went out to 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica (if you’re a tourist here, it’s one of the “essentials” so to speak) to test out my new Canon S5 IS. Staying within the confines of my apartment photographing teh kitty another 1,000 times just seemed to be shortchanging the capabilities [...]
April 17, 2007 – 11:08 am
This is a follow-up. You can see my first post on planning our European trip in September here. I covered the airfare search a little bit more on that post than on here.
The advantages of having ample time to plan a trip to Europe or anywhere is being able to [...]
March 28, 2007 – 11:48 am
Last night, Roycifer and I bought one-way tickets from LAX to London Heathrow. Even after tax, they were only $360 each. I can barely contain my excitement!
So while it would be the most romantic thing ever to move to London and permanently relocate there with our onesies, the truth is that a couple has already [...]
