Massimo & son grooving with Al at Lanternini in Brindisi. Massimo prepared a simple meal for the troops, this is the place to come for a simple but fabulous meal of grilled mushrooms and assorted meats.
Veloce & Furioso April 13th 2009 3rd day - Monday
We bounded out of bed without any hint of jet lag and got ready for our road trip. We follow a flight day routine that insures we don’t suffer any jet lag. Part of the routine is to take a homeopathic supplement called Anti-Jet Lag. We’ve been doing this ever since our first trip together in 2003 and it seems to work for us.
We had to go back to the airport to get our rent ... read more
Europe » Italy » Apulia » Brindisi Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more
I was sitting in an Irish pub and the crowd was doing singalongs. A friendly chap asked me to stand up and sing and I hesitated. He said to me, "If you don't sing you'll never be one of us. You'll always be just a tourist." So I sang.
I travel to meet the locals and go to the places they hang out for dining, drinking, and fun. I go to be more than just a tourist. Who wants to be treated as "just a tourist?" It is a hell of a lot fun to be more than just that.
In the words of my hero, Anthony Bourdain: "Be a traveller, not a tourist." ... full info