The views on today's walk of Umbria were breathtakingSomething inexplicable happened today and we can't stop thinking about it.As we were nearing the end of the hike and about to start an uphill climb into Trevi, we heard a voice call out, "Hello, Kim and Betsy!" We stopped and and then there he was coming up behind … Continue reading Oct. 17: Fantastic Walk & An Unexplained Visit →

 The route was supposed to be 9.5 miles from Spoleto to Poreta. We walked nearly 16 miles (40K steps) because we repeatedly got lost and had to backtrack. First we walked 3 miles around Spoleto trying to find the route out of town. Then, we missed trail markers or there were none, and we found ourselves … Continue reading Oct 16: Lost →

 We started off the day with coffee delivered to our room, which was great. Neither of us slept that well in anticipation of the next leg of our journey. We finished our packing to prepare to go to the train station for a two-hour trip to Spoleto to spend our first night before our hiking … Continue reading Oct. 15: Hiking Holiday Eve →

A funny thing actually did happen on the way to the Forum. Turns out I had a reason to be suspicious of those Forum self-guided audio tour tickets, but it was user error and not the fault of the company selling the tickets. I got what I paid for, a downloadable audio tour to use … Continue reading Rome Oct. 14: Foiled Again, But A Fun Day →

 The weather was perfect and it's not too crowded to truly enjoy the city. We began the day a little slowly, sleeping off the travel weariness. Had a quick breakfast in our hotel and then out on the streets, logging a little more than 9 miles of walking. That's exactly how many miles we will … Continue reading Rome Oct. 13: Discovering the City →

Italy! Kicking off this trip with three nights in Rome. We left our Nashville apartment around 6:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11 and arrived in our room in Rome at approximately 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 12. Lots of hours of walking, waiting, sitting, flying…but worth the effort.  The hardest part of leaving was leaving Mavis behind. … Continue reading The call of the Eternal City →