When one visits Pompeii, there is a clear sense of what was once violent and threatening. When one visits Sicily’s east coast, there is a sense of what is now violent and threatening. Mount Etna is the highest active volcano in all of Europe. It is two and a half times higher than Mount Vesuvius […]
As the ball completed its drop on December 31st, 2019, Huong and I raised and clanked our champagne flutes to big plans in 2020. We were excited about the prospects of exploring and documenting our planned trips to Hawaii, Italy, Switzerland, and Japan. We were also excited about expanding the reach of our network to […]
In the fall of 2004 I proposed to Huong. After the initial glow of engagement, it soon dawned on us that our wedding logistics posed some challenges. Her family resided in Western Pennsylvania and we were living in Miami. Huong wasn’t excited for a Western PA wedding and the odds of extended family traveling such […]
Our ritual when flying to Europe is to catch an overnight flight, check in to our apartment or hotel before noon, then nap until the late afternoon. This way we are feeling fresh and ready to begin our trip in earnest. We then invest heavily in our first night on the town. When visiting London, […]
France is fun, but there is something about Italy that resonates with us in a way no other place in the world comes close to doing. On an especially hot day in July, 2019 we drove from Nice to Milan and all we had time to do, due to our commute, was eat lunch and […]
ro·mance /rōˈmans,ˈrōˌmans/ noun My name is Matt Wade and I have a theory. Travel is like a music album. On an album, there are great songs, some decent songs, and then some clunkers. Similarly, vacation is not a constant walk in the clouds. There are incredible moments, poignant moments, decent moments, and…..well…..some clunkers. This is why […]