Monthly Archives: June 2023

Typical Italian Scenes

Posted on June 30, 2023 by nathanalbright

When we arrived yesterday afternoon at the airport in Caglari, I was a bit bemused when we were told to wait because our flight was not ready to check in, and that we would have to use boarding passes on … Continue reading →

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Hotel Review: Hotel Kalliste

Posted on June 29, 2023 by nathanalbright

Hotel Kalliste, Ajaccio, Corsica Hotel Kalliste is one of the relatively small hotels that one can find towards the port area of Ajaccio, as most of the larger hotels are considerably further away from the main part of the city … Continue reading →

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Night And Day In Cagliari

Posted on June 29, 2023 by nathanalbright

When my mother and I had planned to come to this city of Caglari, I sent a message to a slight acquaintance of mine asking her about her city and what one could do, and she had little to suggest. … Continue reading →

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We Have Reached The Amazing Race Portion Of The Fesetivities

Posted on June 28, 2023 by nathanalbright

When this particular trip my mother and I have been on was laid out, in all of its ambitious glory, this was the day I had marked in my own mind as being the most critical and also the most … Continue reading →

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Sunset In The Sanguinary Islands

Posted on June 28, 2023 by nathanalbright

About an hour and a half or so before it was time for our boat tour to depart from the Port of Ajaccio for a sunset cruise in the Bay of Ajaccio, my mother and I went to get a … Continue reading →

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Local Boy Makes Good

Posted on June 28, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the quirks that results from visiting provincial towns like Ajaccio is the way that people wonder at you simply for being there. In the morning, yesterday, I sought to acquaint myself a bit with the town so I … Continue reading →

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Hotel Review: Campanile Nice Aeroport

Posted on June 27, 2023 by nathanalbright

Campanile Nice Aeroport, Nice, France There are things that a hotel needs to get right and there are things that are enjoyable for a hotel to do well. On the plus side, at least the hotel had a free airport … Continue reading →

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Hotel Review: Holiday Inn Express Sant Cugat

Posted on June 27, 2023 by nathanalbright

Holiday Inn Express Sant Cugat, Sant Cugat It seems almost redundant to review a Holiday Inn Express. This is the sort of hotel that just about every traveler has gone to, and it manages to do exactly as one would … Continue reading →

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Near And Far At The Same Time

Posted on June 27, 2023 by nathanalbright

Yesterday morning, as I write this, I got up early and went to a nearby hotel in Nice with my mother to take a half-day tour of the area, with the big appeal–for us at least–of visiting the microstate of … Continue reading →

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On The Moral Education Of Travel

Posted on June 25, 2023 by nathanalbright

It is about 3:30AM in the morning as I write this. I was sleeping in my hotel bed, if not soundly than at least reasonably well, and I had a troubling dream. In this dream, some sort of horrifying winds … Continue reading →

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