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Capri

Back in San Francisco, here’s my last travel entry on Capri. We spent Monday at Capri and were amazed at its beauty and (unlike anywhere else around here) its pedestrian-friendliness. Here’s the view from the dock as you disembark at Capri.

And here’s a map of the Bay of Naples so you can see […]

Cuma and Baia

Pozzuoli, where I’m staying with Eddie and Laura, is one of the urban centers of the original Greek settlement in this area, going back to the 8th century BC. The first colonists from Greece that arrived here settled in Cuma. Here’s a map to give you an idea of where we are.

As you […]

Cause and Effect

Made it up to the top of the infamous Mt. Vesuvius, the same volcano that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum back in 79 A.D. Talk about your ultimate burps! Earth just lets it out and poof! In minutes amazing cities full of life, beauty, art, and so much more are buried in tons of ash and […]