Joel's Journeys & Jaunts

If you’ve been following along, you might remember from my post about my expedition from Salerno to Lecce that I said I had another hellish...

This is my last day in Lecce. I spent this afternoon the way I started my time here. I went for a wander in Lecce....

This morning was something of a quiet one. I visited three sights, a museum, the Museo Castromediano, a castle, the Castello di Carlo V, and...

Weeks before even starting this trip I tried to book a day trip for when I was in Lecce. I found one that I wanted...

This morning in Lecce was a morning of contrasts for me. I had already booked a walking tour of the Jewish district for later in...

After lunch today I visited four Lecce churches and a bell tower associated with one of those churches, the Lecce Duomo. Lecce is lousy with...

Unlike yesterday, when I had only a little time to explore Lecce, today I had a lot of time. All day, in fact. (And tomorrow....

Reader warning: Despite not landing anywhere today with much time to explore the locale (although unexpectedly having enough time after my day of travel to...

When I planned this trip to Southern Italy and looked at guidebooks to figure out what cities and towns I wanted to visit, Salerno didn’t...

When I finished lunch in Sorrento today, my last full day here, I still hadn’t figured out what to do this afternoon. I didn’t have...