• Travel Logistics and Resources for Naples, Paestum and Rome

    Below is information on the travel logistics for for an eight day trip to Italy in October 2011 to Naples, Paestum and Rome. These are our experiences with our specific transportation choices and accomodation. To see the entire trip, start on the Naples,…

  • Agropoli, Italy

    So you’ve never heard of Agropoli? Don’t fret, neither had I until I started researching the region around Paestum. Because we had not rented a car for this trip, we needed to go some place on our second day which…

  • Of Buffalo Mozzarella and the Kindness of Strangers

    One of the reasons we went to Paestum, besides the incredible ruins, was to visit the birthplace of buffalo mozzarella and hopefully see how it’s made. The day before we’d attempted to visit Vannulo dairy and arrived in late afternoon…

  • A Visit to Paestum’s Temples and Archaeological Museum

    Paestum? What’s that? When I told people I was going to Italy on this trip, they almost always asked me “Oh, where in Italy?” My guess is that the expected reply was “Venice” or “Tuscany” but when I said “Naples,…

  • When Going To A New City Is Like Going On A First Date

    Where next; Naples, Paestum and Rome The anticipation of traveling to a new city is a little like that of going on a first date. There’s excitement, nervousness, and anxiety all rolled into one big ball of anticipation. To me Naples…