Today we planned to take a bus from Praiano over to Amalfi, then another bus to Bomerano where would start our hike to Positano. We packed up early had breakfast and got up to the bus by 9AM. We waited for atleast an hour for the 9:15am bus but it never came. A bus did …
Tag: Travel
May 18
Amalfi Coast Day 4-Valle Della Furriere…Take 2?
Today the plan was to take the Sita bus back to Amalfi, then catch another bus up to Minuta/Scala and do the Valle Della Furriere hike we missed the other day. Well the Sita bus, which runs along the Amalfi Coast, is never on time if it shows up at all. When it does show …
May 18
Amalfi Coast Day 3-Amalfi to Praiaino
Today would be our first day hiking with full packs to our next town. We go to up at a decent time had our comp breakfast, packed our stuff, and started on our way out of Amalfi. My pack had to be over 40 lbs due to my overpacking and Denise’s was quite light to …
May 18
Amalfi Coast Day 2-Not the Plan
The original plan for today was to take the bus up to Minuta and do a guided hike through Valle Della Ferriere. We originally were going to do this ourselves, but the Hotel Amalfi had a complimentary hike with a guide which was great. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate. It was downpouring off and …
May 14
Amalfi-Pontone-Ravello-Atrani Loop Hike
Hiking Route We woke around 8AM on Sunday, our first day in Amalfi. We headed up to the 5th floor of the Hotel Amalfi for our complimentary breakfast. Cereal and croissants topped off our tanks before our first hikes into the Lattari Mountain towns. The cliff walls around Amalfi made it seem impossible to get …
May 13
Allentown to Amalfi in a Day
We did our final chores around the house and headed to ABE airport around 12:30pm. A friend of Denises that lives near the airport offered to let us stow our car there and drop and pick us up. We checked our one bag, made it through TSA and headed to the gate. The flight to …
Apr 03
Day Trippin’ In New York City
The wife and I spent the day in New York City last Sunday. A friend from Idaho was in town doing book signings and promoting her photography in the book called “Ripe: A Fresh, Colorful Approach to Fruits and Vegetables”. The Bieber Bus Company runs regular buses to and from NYC with a terminal that …
Oct 28
IM Miami 70.3-Travel Day and Check-In
Today started with the alarm clock going off at 4:06AM. I finally got up around 4:20AM after pounding the snooze a couple times. Getting out of the sheets was cold since I was up before the thermostat on the heat kicked in and the outside temp was 34 degrees F. I eventually had my coffee …
Jan 17
Top 21 Travel Photography Subjects
http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://brianschwind.net/wpblog/?p=188 The Digital Photography School website has a great article series on Travel Photography Subjects by Peter West Carey. The article points out that to truly capture an area that you have visiting shooting the following subjects will provide a sense of that area. Below are the list of subjects which will link you to …
Sep 29
Prelude to a Vacation – Kripalu Fall 2010
http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://brianschwind.net/wpblog/?p=157 It’s funny how this whole triathlon lifestyle takes on a life of its own. While preparing for my pursuit of triathlon goals, I decided that improving my running technique was something I really needed to look into in order to be successful. Not only for improving my running performance, but also to be able …