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Panamanian Pandemonium
Well here we are in what we thought was going to be Paradise…instead we have Pandemonium, which in John Milton’s poem Paradise Lost...
John Zuchero
Apr 2, 20236 min read


Pura Vida, Panamanian Style
Wednesday, March 22 was our last day in Puerto Morelos...maybe forever considering the state of the Sargassum. Our next stop on our...
John Zuchero
Mar 26, 20237 min read


♬ “That’s What Friends Are For” ♫
Since we’ve been nomads, we’ve mentioned to friends and family that we generally have an extra bedroom and bath for anyone who might like...
John Zuchero
Mar 17, 20235 min read


A Tale of Two Cities...in One Town
It seems like a long time since we’ve talked, but its been only 14 days since we last posted, and we’ve been through a couple of very...
John Zuchero
Mar 5, 20235 min read


Perception Precedes Reality - Warhol
CORRECTION: At the bottom of this blog post I listed a fake email address and password. I forgot to include which email company the...
John Zuchero
Feb 19, 20234 min read


A "Taboo" Evening at “The White Lotus”
If you've binged watched the HBO series “The White Lotus” you know that the show focuses on the fictional White Lotus resort chain. The...
John Zuchero
Feb 7, 20237 min read


Isla Mujeres - A Paradise for Men?
Welcome back! It’s been a while since we last checked in…we thought we’d give you all a break. Last Tuesday we left our first Mexican...
John Zuchero
Jan 27, 20234 min read


COVID INTERRUPTUS
We left Florida, where it was in the low 50s, on Sunday morning, January 8th headed to Mexico. A few hours later, we landed in Cancun...
John Zuchero
Jan 16, 20236 min read


Interlude
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Welcome back! We had a nice Christmas in Montepulciano and then traveled to Fiumicino the city where...
John Zuchero
Jan 4, 20232 min read


Buon Natale - Merry Christmas!
Click the image to watch our Christmas movie.
John Zuchero
Dec 24, 20221 min read


You Can't Get There from Here!
As we mentioned in our last blog entry, our final two stops in Italy are Montalcino and Montepulciano, both in Tuscany. The drive from...
John Zuchero
Dec 23, 20226 min read


Fishy, fishy, who’s got the fishy?
It's been a while since we last posted, but we’ve been busy. We left our seaside apartment in Marina di Ragusa and traveled northeast to...
John Zuchero
Dec 14, 20227 min read


Snippets from Marina di Ragusa, Sicily
We’re now into our last few days living in Marina di Ragusa, where we spent Thanksgiving. Marina di Ragusa is a seashore town, which lies...
John Zuchero
Dec 3, 20224 min read


Happy "Tacchino" Day
When we last left you, we were on Ortigia island, a part of the city of Siracusa, Sicily. Other than Ortigia, we really didn’t do much in...
John Zuchero
Nov 25, 20223 min read


Philadelphia to Siracusa
After Lecce, our next long stay was Siracusa, Sicily, which we had booked an Airbnb way back in August. The night before we were to leave...
John Zuchero
Nov 14, 20225 min read


Livin’ in Lecce
Allora, welcome to our blog on our past two weeks in Lecce. Last week's blog was short, but it's been a busy couple of weeks here in...
John Zuchero
Nov 5, 20225 min read


Snippets of Southern Italy
It's October 29th, the Phillies are one up on the Astros and we're happy in Lecce, Pulgia! Today's blog is a few snippets of things we've...
John Zuchero
Oct 29, 20222 min read


On the Way to "the Pearl of the Adriatic"
After leaving Pescara (weeks 1 and 2) we drove three hours to Polignano a Mare. We immediately noticed a difference from Pescara: in...
John Zuchero
Oct 25, 20222 min read


A Traditional Italian Sunday Dinner
From left to right John's mom, Angie, some cousin hidden behind the chair (is that you Terri or is it Linda?), John, Uncle Bob, Grand-mom...
John Zuchero
Oct 19, 20223 min read


Man Cannot Live by Bread Alone
Today’s topic is in two parts: Wine and Pasta, classic Abruzzo pasta. WINE As some of you may know, Nancy and John love their...
John Zuchero
Oct 15, 20223 min read
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