Vienna to Rome by way of Zagreb
Welcome! This website began in 2016 with a nine week journey from Vienna to Rome, hence the name of the website. The self-directed leisurely itinerary wandered through eight countries. Stops along the way included well known cities and many less well known but enchanting places such as Pécs, Zagreb, Lakes Bled and Bohinj, the Istrian peninsula, Mostar, Kotor, Bari, Ravenna. It was a travel dream come to life.
Over the years I added other trips to the website — Romania, Norway, England, several trips to Italy, Malta, Bolivia, as well as travels in the US and photos closer to home in Hartford. This year, however, troubles arose. Photos migrated aimlessly across the website: images from Bolivia appeared on pages dedicated to Romania, photos from Malta on a page on Lincoln Cathedral. The mess was too daunting to right. The best solution was to start over.
Travels are organized by year. Click on the year below my photo (below) or one of the categories below that and select a destination, or scroll down for posts arranged from most recent; click the date on the post to view images. In time I hope to restore some of the lost pages of the earlier website. Enjoy what is here and may these travels inspire travels for you.
Joseph Pace
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Today was a beautiful day that began at the Nevis Botanical Garden, the Caribbean’s largest. There was an outstanding collection of palm trees from around the world, bromeliads and orchids everywhere. We spent half a day in the gardens and…
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Today was a day of exploring our neighborhood with a walk along the island shore and a visit to Charlestown, Nevis’ only city. We visited the Alexander Hamilton birthplace and a few shops and the local grocery. Hamilton was born…
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This is a lovely mid-winter getaway with my sisters. Tricia found a five bedroom house on Nevis, a few minutes walk from the beach and in the shadow of the volcano that dominates Nevis. God willing, we will climb the…
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It has been bitterly cold, a touch of snow and sometimes stiff winds that cut through the heaviest of parkas, but it has been a lovely time. There was a bit of shopping, a lot of window shopping, dinner with…
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West Quoddy Head is the easternmost point in the continental US. We were there on a beautiful, still day, unusually warm for the end of November. This is one of my favorite coastal hikes in Maine. The coast is rugged:…
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It’s remarkable that in a week we have left the old city only twice and ventured less than five miles each time. The first excursion was to the monastery of La Popa; the second to Forteza San Felipe. The small,…
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We spent a big part of the day in Getsemani, an artistic neighborhood. It has become such a popular tourist place that few locals still live there; instead it is full of bars, restaurants, small hotels. The streets are lined…
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Rain. It rained today. Not a tropical shower, but hours of heavy rain. The kind of rain that cannot be ignored. Before the rain became too heavy I visited a museum of the Inquisition, human rights and the history of…
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This morning Gerardo and I went to explore San Felipe, a massive fortress that, together with Cerro La Popa, protected Cartagena from the land. The city itself was protected on the sea side by 11 kilometers of walls and dense…