Gaeta: Beach Walk

Take a break and spend a couple of minutes with us as we walk Marlon along Gaeta’s beachfront. It’s empty now, but you see that bulldozer? It’s preparing the sand for a few thousand sun loungers. Shortly, those loungers will …

YOLO

You Only Live Once The New York Times ran an article about the YOLO economy recently. America’s Millennials burned out by a year of working via Zoom are waking up to the idea that there may be other things in …

Awww, Futtocks!

We are in Italy. We should learn Italian, no? Instead, my friend Tim called me the other morning in the wee hours his time and asked me, ‘How are your futtocks, old man?’ Bemused and caught a little off guard …

Tickle Me Saint Elmo

POSITION: 41°15’17″N 13°36’24″E “Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony.” – Morpheus, The Matrix As every cabin boy knows, Saint Elmo is the patron saint of sailors. And St. Elmo’s fire is an atmospheric phenomenon that causes …

Photos: Gaeta in the Spring

Position: 41°12’57″N 13°34’23″E Gaeta is glorious. Spring has sprung and everything is sun, sand and beaches. Wandering the hills brings us across rallies of cyclamen, rhubarb purple and dappled by the overstory. Anticipating the hot summer ahead, bright African daisies …

The Lulworth

Careful examination of Gaeta’s harbour reveals a mast towering above the surrounding buildings. Once identified, at 52 metres you can’t miss the world’s longest spar. What’s not immediately clear is what ship the mast belongs to. Answers begin on the …

Better Red Than Dead

A Shot in the Dark There’s a new sheriff in town. Italy’s most recent Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, ordered the country shutdown for the next 5-6 weeks. Covid infection rates spiked and areas that were yellow and orange turned red. …