ruins

The ruins at Pompeii

/ Greg / 2 Comments

Traveling in the fall has many perks, among which is the ability to see some incredible sights without the crowds.  Fresh from a great first night’s sleep in Sorrento, we took an early thirty minute Circumvesuviana train ride to Pompeii arriving there just as the ruins opened for the day.   With literally no one else around we stood looking out across the forum with Mount Vesuvius looming about 8km away in the background.  Standing here, it was hard not to imagine the power of the eruption of the volcano that buried Pompeii.

Foro. Forum at Pompeii

Continue reading →

The ruins at Tulum

/ Greg / 1 Comment

Work commitments and plans for other summer and fall trips have seen me toughing out the entire Canadian winter without a southern respite these past three years (that might have to change in 2015).  Each winter I end up going back over pictures of trips to Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and Mexico to find a desktop image to at least warm my heart during the coldest months.  Doing that this year reminded me of a great day trip I took the last time I was south.

The trip to Mexico a couple of years ago was perfectly timed.  I had started a new job and I was getting worn down during the last few months as a part-time student on the path to completing my CMA.  For those reasons, a week at a resort with ample margaritas close at hand was ideal, even if not my usual travel approach.  Part way through that week, it was time to explore some off resort sights, and the ruins at Tulum were only about a thirty minute drive away:

Continue reading →