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Day Trip to Siena, Italy
May 17 & 18, 2017 – Siena, Italy On the morning of May 17th we are sad because we must say “arriverderci” Positano. I am also sad...

Rex Ballard
May 19, 20176 min read


Boat Ride to the Isle of Capri, Italy
May 16, 2017 – Capri, Italy Ciao Tutti! I am frantically trying to get caught up on my Blog. I’m several days behind. So the next few...

Rex Ballard
May 19, 20176 min read


On our Way to Positano with a Visit to Pompeii
May 15 Positano Italy I’m having to backtrack a bit to get the Blog caught up on some of our travels. This post covers our trip to...

Rex Ballard
May 18, 20179 min read


The Tale of Moby
May 16, 2017 – Siena, Italy “Moby” If you’ve read some of my earlier posts, I’m sure you’ve seen me make reference to Moby Dick –...

Rex Ballard
May 17, 20171 min read


Dinner at LaTagliata
La Tagliata – Part 2 We must have had quite the overwhelmed look on our faces because the couple sitting next to us were almost finishing...

Rex Ballard
May 17, 20174 min read


Positano, Italy
May 17, 2017 – Positano, Italy Heading to Siena Hello there everyone. Today is a cause for celebration. A milestone was passed. This...

Rex Ballard
May 17, 20176 min read
Exhausted
i would be sooo tired by now, that I would be headed back to the U.S. Thanks for the excellent travel log so i do not have to take the...

Rex Ballard
May 15, 20171 min read


Arriving in Positano, Italy
May 15 – Positano, Italy’ Our day – May 14th was largely an in-transit day. We were departing Rome after only 2 very action filled days....

Rex Ballard
May 14, 20178 min read


Private Tour Of Rome & Vatican - Brava Roberta!
May 13 – Rome Wow what a day we had. All of us were looking forward to the private tour we had scheduled for this beautiful Saturday. ...

Rex Ballard
May 13, 20179 min read


Seeing the Sites in Rome
Benvenuti Roma! In spite of some challenges that we all had leading up to our trip, we actually had the best type of air flight you can...

Rex Ballard
May 12, 20179 min read


Airport Photo
On our way to European Road Trip

Rex Ballard
May 12, 20171 min read
European Road Trip
San Francisco Int’l Airport – Thursday May 11, 2017 I am usually using this space to write about our various RV adventures. But this...

Rex Ballard
May 12, 20179 min read


Weekend Trip to Bodega Bay, CA
Dateline – 9 April 2017 Bodega Bay, CA Well, the weather finally turned nice today. It was simply a beautiful day. A little on the cool...

Rex Ballard
Apr 9, 20174 min read


A Trip to Occidental, CA
Dateline: 7 April 2017 A Trip to Occidental Elisa and I, along with our 2 dogs Bella and Oreo have been staying in our Legacy motorhome...

Rex Ballard
Apr 8, 20173 min read


Dinner at the Union Hotel in Occidental, CA
backroadblues: “You can never go back…” Oliver Wendell Holmes was right when he said, ”a mind that is stretched by experience can never...

Rex Ballard
Apr 8, 20173 min read


Visiting Bodega Bay
backroadblues: Dateline: 6 April 2017 So Elisa, Bella, Oreo (our 2 dogs) and I decided to take our Legacy motorhome out for a test run to...

Rex Ballard
Apr 6, 20172 min read


Rex's Recipe for Smoked Country Style Pork Ribs
Here is my recipe for Rex’s Smokey Braised Country Style Pork Ribs. We just had this for dinner tonight and boy was it good. So good in...

Rex Ballard
Mar 16, 20175 min read


The End of the Rainbow
Well, I finally made it back home safe and sound. It was a long trip picking up our new motorhome from Dennis Dillon RV in Boise, Idaho...

Rex Ballard
Feb 27, 20171 min read


White Knuckle Snow Ride!
I spent the night on 2/23/17 just outside of Pocatello. The first photo was taken at about 7:00am. Light snow was falling but a lot...

Rex Ballard
Feb 24, 20172 min read


Picking Up Our Forest River Legacy Motorhome
Here is the new motorhome we recently acquired. I picked it up from the dealer in Boise, Idaho. After doing a lot of internet shopping,...

Rex Ballard
Feb 24, 20172 min read
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