Travel Writing 2.0

Last summer, when I was traveling through Italy working as a reseacher/writer for Let's Go guidebooks, I found that I best processed my experiences (and kept myself sane) by writing emails home chronicling my adventures. As the weeks progressed, writing these travel missives became an increasingly integral part of my experience, to the point that I continued them even after a complete laptop failure.

This summer I will be traveling through Europe again, and I have decided to continue to write about my experiences, both for my own benefit and for anyone else interested in following along. This time around, however, I have decided to forgo the self-indulgent spamming inherent in the mass-email format, instead posting my writings on a blog. Those interested in following my travels can simply bookmark this site, http://postcardsfromandrew.blogspot.com, while the rest of my old email list can go about their days, inboxes untainted. (And, for those of you technologically skilled enough to know what RSS and XML mean, feed subscription options are available by clicking here)

Finally, for those who are interested in reading (or re-reading) my essays from last year's travels, I have posted them below:
Ciao dell'Italia (Eastern Sicily-- Taormina, Siracusa, Ragusa)
Ruins to Islands (Southern Sicily-- Piazza Armerina, Agrigento, Egadi Islands)
Sharp Contrasts (Pantelleria, Palermo, Cefalù)
deadtree (Aeolian Islands, Calabria)