Waking up a little earlier than yesterday, we grab breakfast downstairs. When I go to pay the lady in cash, she does not have change, so we end up using the credit card for the bill. Very strange as yesterday we watched several people pay in cash as the machine was not working for the […]
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Author: Charlie and Carol
We are Charlie and Carol aka CNC. We both have a travel and adventure bug. Since Retiring in 2012, we have visited Europe for 90 days and hiked 1000 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. We are always looking to explore and discover new places. Our next big adventure is another 90 days in Europe.
Volare
We wake up and go downstairs, yes we are in another room that involves a stair stepper, in fact three flights worth this time. Breakfast is outside in the alley/street of our BNB. It is a decent spread of croissant, cappuccino, cheers, bruschetta, focaccia, and a fig tart. It is sunny but a little on […]
From Calabria to Puglia
We enjoy a nice breakfast in this beautiful place. When we are done we ask Mario if he can give us a short tour of the place. He is happy to do it. He starts with the old olive press’s and explains that originally, they used to be in the large room in the middle […]
Back to More Roots – Bocchigliero
We go down to the main house for breakfast. The room is all stonework and beautiful. We enjoy a nice spread that includes sweets, savory, and marinated and stuffed peppers, sun dried tomatoes, and artichokes. Cappuchino and juice go with it. We finish breakfast, gather our stuff and get in our car. We are driving […]
First Time Driving in Europe
We get to sleep in as we are scheduled to pick up our rental car at 1100. We have a leisurely breakfast at the hotel and pack up our things. The Hertz office is right around the corner and when I get there, the guy asks if I need an automatic which I say yes […]
Royal Palace di Caserta
We get up and enjoy a nice breakfast at the Royal Caserta Hotel. When we planned our trip and got to the end of Sicily, we were going to rent a car in Salerno to visit Calabria. The only problem was that we were leaving Sicily on a Saturday and the rental car place was […]
Train on a Boat
Our time in Sicily has come to an end. Today we have a long travel day to the town of Caserta. We get up early and leave our BNB at 0720. Fabio meets us but what is very unusual is that he did not offer us any pastry or breakfast to go when I told […]
Carols Birthday
I must start by saying Tanti Auguri a te, Tanti Auguri a te, Tante Auguri Mia Dolce Moglie, Tanti Auguri a te. That is Happy Birthday to my sweet wife. This is the second time we have been in Italy for Carol’s birthday. The last time we were in Orvieto which is a wonderful hill […]
Last Stop in Sicily
My oh my, it is October. How did that happen? Still a few more places to go but the trip is definitely getting close to its crescendo. We have to leave Cefalu today but breakfast must be eaten first. Another nice morning on the heavenly terrace at Scirocco BNB. Then we must pack and are […]
Enjoying Cefalu
We start off our day on the terrace for another nice breakfast. Gina has made some homemade cake to go with the rest of the meal. We also eat Indian Figs as they call the prickly pear fruit. We tried it yesterday and it is quite nice. Kind of a watermelon feel to it with […]