Cetara is another small village on the coast. We counted 11 photography crews taking pictures of families and kids. Some of these had video crews in addition to still cameras. We are stumped as to why there would be so many photo shoots on a Wednesday of all days, and why would they be in this small village?

When we think of the town covered in lava from Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79 we typically think about Pompeii. But there was another town also covered by lava call Herculaneum. It turns out that Herculaneum was covered differently than Pompeii which resulted from less damage to the structure of the town. In fact you can... Continue Reading →

We've made it to Italy and have just been relaxing. Here are a few pictures of Amalfi. There are a number of towns on the coast one of the most famous being Amalfi. We are staying in a different town called Maiori about 15 minutes up the winding road. Speaking of winding roads, this coast has... Continue Reading →

Where we are staying on this trip is just a little outside of Corinth. You can see on the map the little star by Livas Travel. Our apartment is just above the travel service. The modern town of Corinth (Korinthos) is a little further down the road to the right. Our host told us that... Continue Reading →

Yesterday we decided to take a driving tour of a few cities and an island. Our first stop was at Epidavros to see this stadium. It seats 12,000 people and was built in 4BC. Next we made our way down to the island of Poros. We parked the car in Galatas and took a water... Continue Reading →

  Today was our first day of exploring some of the history of Greece. We are actually staying a bit outside of the modern town of Corinth. Unbeknownst to us, we are close to the ancient port of Corinth where the Apostle Paul would have come to if he traveled here by boat. This site... Continue Reading →