Beautiful Capri Despite being off-season, meaning all the high-end designer boutiques were mostly closed (because I can afford a bunch of $600 pants, obvi), Capri was stunning. In fact, I think it was even more stunning with less people. We hadn’t … [Read more...]
Naples, Part 1: The Down and Dirty
Castel Nuovo, from the Roof of the Renaissance Oh Naples. It was our first time to Naples, and actually my first time to Italy. Thanks to the crazywebs (internet), if anything I had relatively low expectations for Naples.You can’t possibly read the TripAdvisor … [Read more...]
Herculaneum
I tried to fool husband into thinking these were communal toilets. They are not. Apparently it’s like a modern day cafeteria, where food is scooped out of the receptacles. Pompeii is arguably more famous or well-known than Herculaneum, but if you go to see Pompeii, … [Read more...]
Hotel Recap: Renaissance Naples Hotel Mediterraneo
During our recent trip to Naples and Pompeii, we stayed at the Renaissance Naples Hotel Mediterraneo, a Marriott property. The Renaissance has pretty decent reviews on TripAdvisor, with some complaints about old and cramped rooms. I don't care if the decor is ancient, … [Read more...]
Pompeii
Mount Vesuvius Let’s preface this by saying I hadn’t even heard the Bastille Pompeii song until the day before we left for the trip and I don’t choose places to go based on movies. DH (dear husband) can attest to movie apathy…In reality, Pompeii had been on my travel … [Read more...]
