First Stop Sardinia

So for all of you that have given me trouble for remaining a ghost on Facebook, I think this Blog is as close as I'm going to get.  For those of you reading that I haven't told my plans to yet for the summer, I'm spending the month of June in Italy and Spain and then heading to Southeast Asia for the month of July.  I'm going to attempt to update it as much as possible but it may more sporadic sometimes due to spotty internet over here.  Feel free to post comments, email me, or catch me on Skype.  Really looking forward to hearing from all of you and catching up with everyone at the end of the summer when I get back.  Here we go...

The 'rents and I are spending the first week in Italy, beginning in Sardinia which is an island off the Western coast of Italy in the Mediterranean.  First off, the island's have some of the most beautiful water I have ever seen...up there with Ibiza.  It seems like a playground for Italians with not as much tourism as the mainland.  LOTS of expensive yachts and awesome houses overlooking the sea on the surrounding cliffs.  There are also lots of ruins and Stonehenge type relics from thousands of years ago.  Overall all though there is not much sightseeing compared to the mainland so it is definitely a place that's geared for hitting the beach.  The food is pretty great too.  Mostly traditional Italian but with more seafood especially squid, shrimp, and other shellfish.

It's also possible to take a short ferry ride to smaller island off of the coast of Sardinia where they have some amazing beaches that are totally untouched by civilization.  Overall, Sardinia is an awesome place to enjoy the summertime weather and water as an alternative to the standard Italy trip to the mainland.

Next stop Bologna Italy...