Our Travels

14 November 2024: Food Tour in Rome—This evening, we joined a small group of people in Rome for a food tour! The aim was to learn about and sample some of the Roman specialties from authentic family-owned venues who have been serving the public for many years (as in since the 1800s even). We walked Continue reading

13 November 2024: Orvieto, Umbria—We drove about one-hour-and-a-half outside of Rome (Lazio Region) to a small medieval town, Orvieto (Umbria Region). Orvieto is a charming town that is clustered at the very top of a tall hill, on a flat-surfaced rock that likely resulted from the Bolsena Volcano eruption about 370,000 years ago. The old Continue reading

12 November 2024: Driving Day from Frosinone, Lazio to Rome and Terme di Saturnia—We checked out of our last B&B of this magnificent trip to Italy and drove toward our final destination in Rome, Hotel Cristoforo Colombo. However, along the way, we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather still and see the Terme Continue reading

11 November 2024: Larry’s birthday, Laundry Day, and Montecassino—First and foremost, today is Larry’s birthday! Happy and healthy birthday to Larry! Secondly, this is Veteran’s Day in the United States (I recognize that Italy celebrated this holiday earlier this month). Thirdly, we HAD to do some laundry today—and make sure it dried today—before we move Continue reading

10 November 2024: Prossedi and Anagni—First and foremost, today we wish my father, Angelo Carzoli, a very happy Heavenly birthday! He would have turned 104 years old today, and there isn’t a day when I do not think about him! It was a beautiful mild and sunny day in Frosinone today, and we decided to Continue reading

9 November 2024–Driving Day from Porto Cesareo, Puglia to Frosinone, Lazio: It was our final long drive in Italy. We drove to Frosinone, which is close to Rome. The purpose of staying in Frosinone for a few days was to provide an opportunity to visit with my Aunt Luciana Palombi (my Uncle Dorino Carzoli’s (spouse) Continue reading

8 November 2024–My cousin’s (Alfredo Carzoli) birthday and Olive Trees: It was laundry day this morning, but it was a beautiful day, so we went for a bit of a road trip, but not—before wishing my cousin Alfredo Carzoli a very happy birthday! We elected to look for the Grande Vecchio, a 3,000-year-old olive tree Continue reading

7 November 2024: Drive Along the Eastern Heel of the Italian Salento Peninsula: Lecce, Puglia to Leuca, Puglia—It was a beautiful sunny and warm day in Porto Cesareo this morning when we awoke, so we decided to tour the heel part of Italy, although we only got through the eastern part before it became dark Continue reading

6 November 2024: Le Perla Delle Dune, Beach Day—Today was a down day to just enjoy this B&B and its location on the Ionian Sea. Le Dune means The Dunes, because there are some sand dunes here. It is, from what I understand, a very popular tourist destination in-season. There were people on the beach Continue reading

6 November 2024: Le Perla Delle Dune, Beach Day—Today was a down day to just enjoy this B&B and its location on the Ionian Sea. Le Dune means The Dunes, because there are some sand dunes here. It is, from what I understand, a very popular tourist destination in-season. There were people on the beach Continue reading