Finally made it to the country for a few days, where I was shocked to see the moon, the first night. It’s funny how we take things for granted until it isn’t there anymore. In my case, due to the crazy heavy fog in San Francisco, I haven’t seen the moon since early May.  So you can imagine my amazement when I lay in bed Wednesday night and saw the moon shining across my room.

Besides that fact, during the very hot hours in the day in this neck of the woods where it’s not smart to be outdoors, I got online (of course) and found these interesting topics:

Ten reasons to visit Puglia, now added to my impending October trip.

Strangest places on earth I am intrigued by

Best cities in Europe I am considering reshaping my October trip to include

Fireflies I consider very fairytale, but apparently they have been capture in photography

Hallstatt Austria. I am trying to convince my hubs to detour from Italy to Austria this trip. Let’s see if we can make it happen once I email him this site