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Old Watchtower

In ancient Italy, the bad guys showed up with regular frequency.
Daytripper pt II

January 7th 2007
Beth: What’s for lunch today? Me: Ummm…how about driving to the tip of the peninsula and see what we can have for lunch there? So we took off on yet another daytrip. Since this was a bit longer drive and we didn’t get out of bed until 9:30AM, we took a main strada to the town of Leuca. This is located on the very tip of the Salentine Peninsula. If you look on a map, you will see it at t ... read more
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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
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