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BackpackingMay 7, 2012May 5, 2012

Assisi From Above – Viewing Umbria From A Helicopter

Thwomp. Thwomp. Thwomp. The roar of the wind echoed in my ears as the sound of carbon fiber slicing through the air at high speed nearly drowned out the low scream of the helicopter's engine. The pilot touched down briefly in a grassy field at the Valle di Assisi resort. Just long enough for mys…

TravelApril 29, 2012

Travel Bloggers Unite Umbria

I'm delighted to say that I've just returned from an absolutely fantastic trip to the Umbria region of Italy. As long term readers may recall, the last time I was in Italy was in 2007 as part of my three month Europea…

BackpackingNovember 7, 2011October 31, 2011

Revisiting 17 of My Favorite Photos From My 2007 Europe Trip

September 11th 2007 I caught a plane to Europe with a one way ticket and and the butterflies of uncertainty fluttering away in my chest. What followed was a three month trip that started in Scotland and wound its way do…

BackpackingMay 15, 2009May 20, 2011

Traveler’s 101 – The Complete Travel Tip Post

**Please be advised that an updated version of this list is available on VirtualWayfarer's new sister site http://ultimatepackinglist.com. In addition to a more comprehensive list, the site features additional travel…

Human InteractionsJanuary 20, 2009October 1, 2012

January 20th 2009 – Today Was A Good Day

Today is January 20th, 2009 and it was a good day. It was one of those days that stands out in your memory as history marches forward. As the paintbrush of time colors in the tapestry of life, what once struck us as …

BackpackingNovember 27, 2007April 4, 2008

Taranto, Brindisi, Patras & Nafplio

After touring the ruins in Paestum, Lander and I made our way to the train station and started working our way south. Because of the small town nature of Paestum the number of trains passing through were fairly limited. As we slowly figured out a path across southern Italy towards Brindisi and Bar…

BackpackingNovember 24, 2007January 26, 2010

Napoli & Paestum

We woke up early-ish, checked out of the hostel, then made our way to the train station where we located a train to Napoli (Naples). We hopped on board and were off...eager to explore a new city and looking forward to …

BackpackingNovember 24, 2007April 4, 2008

Rome Part II & A Travel Tip

By 11:00 we were on our feet again. Making our way down to the Metro station with a Brazilian friend we had met the night before...and a quick stop for a lunch-time kebab...we caught the metro to the Coliseum stop. We p…

BackpackingNovember 23, 2007April 4, 2008

Rimini, San Marino, Ravenna & Rome Part I

Time slips by and I fall further and further behind. For those reading regularly, I apologize for the lack of updates, only in that I regret how some of the detail may be lost. Beyond that, I suppose it would be foolish…

BackpackingNovember 19, 2007April 4, 2008

Florence Round II

Unlike last time, I'd planned ahead and booked two nights in a highly recommended hostel located just north of where I had stayed during my previous stay in Florence. This time around my 2 nights turned into 4 as I relax…