Author Archives: camanoescape

As our time in Tuscany drew to a close, we never made it onto a hot air balloon over the Tuscan countryside.  There were thunderstorms most of our remaining days there and apparently that is not conducive for hot air … Continue reading →

Another post from the Dougmeister (Let me say at the outset, that I do NOT agree with Doug’s characterization of this event.  I agree it was awful, but my eagerness according to him was nothing of the sort)!!!!  I mean, … Continue reading →

We have our hot air balloon ride for the four of us scheduled for tomorrow morning in a field outside of Florence about an hour away from where we are staying in Pergine Valdarno.  In our experience, we sometimes have … Continue reading →

Calling on my cell phone to anywhere in Italy is always an adventure.  Especially if I get through and the person on the other line doesn’t speak English. My Ital-Spanglish never ceases to get blank stares!  This morning as I … Continue reading →

We woke up after a great night’s sleep in Tuscany.  We made coffee Americano and sat enjoying the pleasant Tuscan morning.  Before too long, the ladies of our group started raising questions about when are we going to go shopping … Continue reading →

Doug Anderson is excited to be in Pergine Valdarno, our go-to spot in Tuscany.  Here is what he posted: “Dale and I were sent on a food gathering expedition after our arrival at Pergine Valdarno. Due to the late hour, … Continue reading →

We picked up the rental car at AutoEurop after a bit of a walk from the train station in Chiusi.  The VW station wagon we’d reserved back in February was unavailable, so they upgraded us to a Mercedes wagon.  Quite … Continue reading →

Sorrento is such a great town.  The lemons here can be the size of grapefruits.  Our last day in Sorrento we spent in an impromptu wine class with our friends from the Corner Shop.  Giovanni introduced us to his wife … Continue reading →

We arrived in Sorrento on Friday, April 27th.  This place is as magical as we remembered it.  We were looking for a different restaurant to try, new to us, and we set off on what Doug’s phone with the map … Continue reading →