Roast on the Croatian Coast Monday, July 9 2007

By God it was hot in Croatia. It seemed not a day went by when my thermometer did not hit 40 degrees while on the road. That little instrument is not known for its accuracy, but the heat seemed to radiate off the tarmac and I certainly wasn't in rainy northern France any more. It gets quite difficult to regulate...  read more

Upping the tally in the Po Valley Thursday, July 5 2007

Genoa - Trieste It's getting harder to be the weirdest guy in the hostel. I was getting ready to meet some backpackers for dinner in Genoa when an old man walked into my dorm carrying a full-size, nail-a-dude-to-it cross. 'Hello', I thought, 'we've got a live one here'. I was running late but I couldn't help...  read more