October 2008 – Roamin' with Roman

10/14 Roamin’ the Mediterranean Day Ten: Naples, Sorrento, and the Ruins of Pompeii

Naples is the “redheaded stepchild” of the big Italian cities, of which it is the third largest behind Rome and Milan. It has its problems with crime… Read more “10/14 Roamin’ the Mediterranean Day Ten: Naples, Sorrento, and the Ruins of Pompeii”

Today was another sea day as we headed from Greece back to Italy for three more stops. Though we weren’t docking anywhere, this day would turn out… Read more “10/13 Roamin’ the Mediterranean Day Nine: Ionian Sea”

I woke up this morning still feeling a bit ill, but not nearly as bad as the day before. I took a bunch more cold medicine, packed… Read more “10/12 Roamin’ the Mediterranean Day Eight: Athens”

Today the ship cruised through the deep blue of the Aegean Sea, the sea between Turkey and Greece. The Aegean Sea is named for a king from… Read more “10/11 Roamin’ the Mediterranean Day Seven: Aegean Sea”

On the list of ports of call for this journey, today was one that I was looking forward to the most. Istanbul (formerly Constantinople, you know the… Read more “10/10 Roamin’ the Mediterranean Day Six: Istanbul”

I was very excited to set off today to explore Ephesus, as this would be my first glimpse at ancient Roman ruins during the trip. I had… Read more “10/9 Roamin’ the Mediterranean Day Five: Ancient Ephesus”

This morning the ship docked in Marmaris, Turkey, so this was my first time setting foot on Turkish soil (actually it was Turkish concrete). I would not… Read more “10/8 Roamin’ the Mediterranean Day Four: Medieval Rhodes”

Today we did not dock and the ship thundered forward to Turkey, so I slept in. Time also jumped up an hour as we crossed over a… Read more “10/7 Roamin’ the Mediterranean Day Three: Sea Day”

The first stop for the cruise was Messina on the island of Sicily. This is where the Italian Mafia mobsters we all know so well originated from.… Read more “10/6 Roamin’ the Mediterranean Day Two: Sicily”

Upon landing in the Rome, Italy, airport, I was slightly disappointed because it is always nice to see the city from the air as you approach. This… Read more “10/5 Roamin’ the Mediterranean Day One”