by ronmitchelladventure | Jan 28, 2024 | Europe, Italy, Sicily
Time to rent a car and go hike Mt. Etna. Need to pull ourselves away from this comfortable room with a view and at least do reconnaissance. Driving in Sicily will freak you out at first with all the unwritten rules of disregarding street lines, red lights, and stop...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jan 15, 2024 | Europe, Italy, Sicily
After a sleepless night of continuous New Year’s fireworks, we took a seven-hour fast train from Naples to Catania, Sicily. Did not bring any food. Oops. No food is available on this train, except for a snack vending machine. It will not hurt us to “fast” a bit...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jan 1, 2024 | Europe, Italy
“You geta outa right here.” Our taxi driver from the airport stops. “Canna drive no more too many people.” He points to the general direction of our hotel. We trudge and twist through jubilant crowds that cram the streets and alleys of Naples on Christmas evening. Di...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 25, 2023 | Crete, Europe
“Let’s go see Crete,” Marilynn says, “It has cool temperatures in the mid-sixties and seventies, and we’ve never been to Greece.” Sounds great. I am in. Anything to get out of this sweltering heat in Tbilisi, Georgia. Off we go to Crete. A most beautiful, historical,...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 11, 2023 | Armenia, Europe
Meet two tour guides that we have utilized during recent travels – Pavel, from Russia, and Oksana, from Ukraine. They share their different perspectives and experiences relative to the war in Ukraine. Pavel, who led us through the Greater Caucasus Mountains for...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 5, 2023 | Europe, Georgia
A car comes speeding towards us head on. I grab our driver’s shoulder from the backseat and scream, “Look out!” He swerves at the last minute to avoid a head on collision. “Put down that ‘friggin’ phone!” He shrugs as if it is no big deal. And it is not a big deal...
