Today we went to the Carlsbad Caverns. We woke up to rain and cloudy conditions. The caverns are a constant 56 degrees with 90% humidity, so, what better way to spend a bad weather day…
Carlsbad Caverns
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Bottomless Lakes and Brantley State Parks
The next stop for us was the Bottomless Lakes State Park outside of Roswell, NM. These lakes were formed by naturally occurring sink holes. And no, they're not really bottomless. There are a couple that…
The Blue Hole and Billy the Kid
We started our South Eastern New Mexico journey in Santa Rosa, NM. Santa Rosa dubs itself the city of natural lakes. The Blue Hole is their most famous as it is one of the most…
Salerno, Italy – And Back to NYC
Had some time to kill before our train back to Milan, so we decided to check out some of the sights in Salerno itself. First we started at the Duomo. As with any good Italian…
Minori, Maijori and Centara, Italy
We visited these three towns today along the Amalfi coast. The first stop by ferry for us was Minori. We got a map from the tourist office there and found that there was an ancient…
Amalfi, Italy – Paper Mills and Lemon Trees
Salerno is a city on the west coast of Italy, by the Amalfi coast. Salerno is very easy to get to by train and makes a good central location to visit both the Amalfi coast…
Rome, Italy – The Colossuem
Don't make our mistake. Do not go to Rome and get an American breakfast. You will be disappointed. For one thing, we showed up too early at 8:30 for breakfast, the cook doesn't arrive until…
Rome and The Vatican
The Vatican has been its own separate country since 1929 and is the smallest country in the world, both in terms of population and acres. If you didn't book a tour that has special access…
Rome, Italy – Borghese Gallery
Navigated our way from the train to our new guest house. We had the "comfort" room. Guess that means it was one of their larger rooms. Again our host was super nice, providing a map…
Cinque Terre – Five Lands
We find ourselves in Cinque Terre (Five Lands) for a few days. This area is made up of 5 small villages along the coast of the Italian Riviera. The villages are built into the cliffs…