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Israel. Palestine. Northern Ireland. South Africa. Lots of pictures. Short stories. I think you'll like it.

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Welcome! I’ve got a FREE eBook for you!

As a little thanks, I want to offer you my new eBook--Cracks of Hope: Stories & Snapshots from Divided Lands.

Israel. Palestine. Northern Ireland. South Africa. Lots of pictures. Short stories. I think you'll like it.

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All together again. 🙌🏼

Day 15: Come home.
I’ve been gone since Feb 28. Wonderful to be back in #BNA.

Day 14: grab a delicious final breakfast in #Florence at Cafe Romano, before walking through the leather market and the Mercado Centrale, and catching the fast train back to #Rome, where you check into your final Airbnb, eat from the oldest gelateria in Rome, walk the Via del Corso and #treatyoself, and end the day with takeout pizza, a bottle of red wine, and Netflix.
#italy #italia

Day 13: saunter through Florence back to the Duomo (one of the most beautiful churches in the world in my opinion) after a delicious breakfast of crepes and omelettes and blood orange juice, then to the most remarkable sculpture possibly in the world—Michelangelo’s David—before strolling along the River Arno and across bridges, while gorging on gelato, sipping Americanos in bustling squares, shopping, and dining in a Mozzarella Bar. Back to Rome tomorrow.
#italia #italy #seetheworld #stayandwander #goexplore #travel #traveler #firenze #florence #sculpture #art #cathedralsoftheworld

In light of today’s lack of pictures, here’s a series I put together of @bittysky for you. I call it “daaammmnnn”. #italy #italia #rome #roma

Day 12: lie in bed all day after spending 8 hours of the night sick, while @bittysky does a bit of exploring on her own—but manage to get yourself up for 30 minutes to walk with her over the spectacular Duomo. ...then back to bed. Not been our best day!

Day 11 (part 2): go on one of her dream excursions—a wine and dinner tour through a Tuscan winery. Thanks Mom and Dad for a wonderful Christmas gift!
#seetheworld #goexplore #stayandwander #roamtheplanet #italy #italia #wine #winery #tuscany

Day 11 (part 1): tour the #Vatican state—its expansive museums, St. Peter’s Basilica, and even Michelangelo’s Pieta—before sitting across from her on her first cross-country train trip, complete with white wine, and then arrive in #Florence, where you find a delightful little “Bed and Bed House” waiting... #seetheworld #goexplore #stayandwander #roamtheplanet #italy #italia #travel #traveler #firenze

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All together again. 🙌🏼

Day 15: Come home.
I’ve been gone since Feb 28. Wonderful to be back in #BNA.

Day 14: grab a delicious final breakfast in #Florence at Cafe Romano, before walking through the leather market and the Mercado Centrale, and catching the fast train back to #Rome, where you check into your final Airbnb, eat from the oldest gelateria in Rome, walk the Via del Corso and #treatyoself, and end the day with takeout pizza, a bottle of red wine, and Netflix.
#italy #italia

Day 13: saunter through Florence back to the Duomo (one of the most beautiful churches in the world in my opinion) after a delicious breakfast of crepes and omelettes and blood orange juice, then to the most remarkable sculpture possibly in the world—Michelangelo’s David—before strolling along the River Arno and across bridges, while gorging on gelato, sipping Americanos in bustling squares, shopping, and dining in a Mozzarella Bar. Back to Rome tomorrow.
#italia #italy #seetheworld #stayandwander #goexplore #travel #traveler #firenze #florence #sculpture #art #cathedralsoftheworld

In light of today’s lack of pictures, here’s a series I put together of @bittysky for you. I call it “daaammmnnn”. #italy #italia #rome #roma

Day 12: lie in bed all day after spending 8 hours of the night sick, while @bittysky does a bit of exploring on her own—but manage to get yourself up for 30 minutes to walk with her over the spectacular Duomo. ...then back to bed. Not been our best day!

Day 11 (part 2): go on one of her dream excursions—a wine and dinner tour through a Tuscan winery. Thanks Mom and Dad for a wonderful Christmas gift!
#seetheworld #goexplore #stayandwander #roamtheplanet #italy #italia #wine #winery #tuscany

Day 11 (part 1): tour the #Vatican state—its expansive museums, St. Peter’s Basilica, and even Michelangelo’s Pieta—before sitting across from her on her first cross-country train trip, complete with white wine, and then arrive in #Florence, where you find a delightful little “Bed and Bed House” waiting... #seetheworld #goexplore #stayandwander #roamtheplanet #italy #italia #travel #traveler #firenze

Day 10: spend the day walking and walking and walking—24,623 steps to be exact—through the cobblestone streets of #Trastevere, the Capitoline Museums, and along the river over bridges, drinking wine, whiskey, or beer at more than one stop, and seeing yet another @narrative4movingstories friend!

#stayandwander #roamtheplanet #goexplore #seetheworld #italy #italia #travel #traveling #rome

Day 9 (part 2, pictures of us) (I know @christylynchpin, “gross”): trying to stay positive in line for the Colosseum, (swipe) inside the gladiator death arena, (swipe) Brittany enjoying her first espresso and enjoying less the picture I was taking, (swipe) at the Pantheon, (swipe) at the Trevi Fountain, (swipe) eating a Magnum bar in honor of my granddad, (last three) having a bit of fun while drinking wine :)

Day 9 (part 1, photos of places): stand in line for an hour to walk around the colossal Colosseum, before wandering through the Roman forum and through picturesque alleys past spectacular architecture to the #Pantheon, with its incredible dome, before stepping over to the #trevifountain and throwing the mandatory coin in, and then sitting for a bit atop the #spanishsteps, wrapping the day up with a bottle of local wine on the balcony of the Airbnb.
#italy #italytrip #stayandwander #goexplore #seetheworld #travel #travelling #travelphotography #rome

Day 8: wake up at 5:30am in Dublin and bus to the airport to leave Ireland, fly to London and then on to #Rome—the place your wife @bittysky has dreamed of going her whole life—walk through the busy and beautiful streets to your first dinner where she has her first glass of #wine—which tastes better than all other wine because you’re in #Italy—and enjoy a marvelous #moscowmule from the incredible bartender, before dining on delicious pasta, annoying your wife with so many pictures of her, and finishing off with a leisurely stroll back to your room, past the #Colosseum... Ah, hello 🇮🇹. #stayandwander #goexplore #roamtheplanet #italian #italia #travel

Day 7: leave the west coast and bus across the country back to Dublin for one final night in Ireland. Been on the island for six weeks. Next stop—Rome 🇮🇹

Day 6: spend most of the day at the wonderful Airbnb on the coastal goat farm, relaxing and reading and napping and Netflixing, before driving the winding coastal road along miles of limestone beaches and remote towns to #Doolin, where you eat delicious pub food, drink Guinness and gin and tonics and a nice sharp Middleton rare whiskey, while listening to a soul-satisfying trad session from local lads and passersby from Scotland and France.
#seetheworld #goexplore #stayandwander #ireland #tradmusic #traditionalmusic #irish #irishpub #coast #drive #beach #limestone

Day 5: start out from Ballyvaughan for a day of driving the Wild Atlantic Way along the coast of Co. Clare, (swipe to next two) stopping first at the Cliffs of Moher, (swipe) then spending an hour eating a picnic lunch in the parking lot of a grocery store using the amazing #RevolutionLaundrette service, (swipe) before hitting up a wee used bookstore, (swipe) sipping a rather strong #irishcoffee, (swipe) visiting the place where my 4th great grandmother lived, and finally ending up in #limerick (swipe) where we stopped by the @narrative4movingstories office to see my pal @jimmylala1 (swipe) and take a long stroll along the River Shannon (swipe). Solid day.
#stayandwander #goexplore #seetheworld #ireland #countyclare #wildatlanticway

Day 4: walk the Salthill promenade and the Silver Strand beach outside Galway, visit the 700 year-old church that the colonizer Columbus visited before sailing off to pillage and plunder, watch a fella tap a bit on a city street corner, eat more delicious food in more cozy pubs, drive part of the Wild Atlantic Way from County Galway to County Clare where you’ll stay in an amazing goat farm @airbnb with quite the view—all after getting crapped on by a bird not ten minutes out the door to start the day.
#stayandwander #ireland #goexplore #seetheworld #traveladventures #adventure #wildatlanticway #coast

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