Archive for May, 2009

The Final Countdown

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Team AZ, we are a mere two days, really forty hours, from departure. Thanks for working with me these past two years get ready―our preparations will begin to pay-off once we set foot on British soil and will continue to pay dividends until we board the plane in Athens back to the Tucson.
This is the [...]

Rome’s Catacombs

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

If you’ve ever seen Cities of the Underworld on History, you know that amazing sites and secrets lie beneath surface of the world’s urban centers and rural areas. Here’s a neat video from a BBC article on the underground burial sites in Italy’s capital.

Find out more with this brief article written by Rick Steves, “Rome’s [...]

Holiday Snaps

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Although we won’t be visiting Pisa, Italy, there’ll still be plenty of opportunities for you to engage in the type of jackassery displayed by the tourists visiting the former city’s most famous landmark in the following photo.

Here’s a brief article with some advice for getting good shots while on tour: “The A-B-C-D-E of Travel Photography”.
While [...]