truk Rambles - Read truk's Blog! RSS Feed Levanto, Portofino, and More Cinque Terre 2016-07-07 17:40:48 The Cinque Terre towns don't have a monopoly on beauty along the coast. To the south and west of where we were staying, the towns of Levanto and Portofino shined, too  View more truk blog entries Cinque Terre 2016-07-07 17:08:46 The mythical "five lands" were simultaneously different from one another, generally packed with tourists, stunningly beautiful at times, struggling to hold onto their identities, and worth the time to explore. We managed to visit them all, except Corniglia. Vernazza was probably my favorite. No real reason; just the best vibe for me. View more truk blog entries Lavaggiorosso 2016-07-06 15:32:29 For our time in the Cinque Terre, we elected to use a tiny town in the hills above Levant, Lavaggiorosso, as a base. This place featured little in the way of cell coverage, but it made up for it in charm and authenticity, with nothing but walking paths through the village and beautiful scenery on either side of the ridge we were perched. View more truk blog entries Turino 2016-07-06 15:08:16 Kath and I stopped overnight in Turino, just to take a look around. We encountered giant, magical creatures in the central square, plus a soaring tower just outside of downtown. It was the perfect break before the tourist crush of the Cinque Terre. View more truk blog entries Christo's Floating Piers 2016-07-05 15:50:40 The logistics were a nightmare, as they wouldn't let you park within 3 miles of the Floating Pier, and the buses were irregular to nonexistent, but the artwork itself was worth it, despite the crowds. View more truk blog entries Stone Age Rock Etchings 2016-07-04 09:44:50 On our way to go see Christo's Floating Piers artwork, we stopped by the Antiquarium del Parco Nazionale Incisioni Rupestri, the national park containing rock etchings, some of them thousands of years old. Most were hard to make out, but the size of the scenes were impressive. View more truk blog entries Bellagio 2016-07-04 03:48:45 We cruised around Lake Como, hopping from Varenna to Bellagio, then Bellagio to Menaggio, then back to Varenna. The weather couldn't have been better, with bright warm skies and a gentle breeze from the north across the bluest of water. View more truk blog entries Perledo 2016-07-04 03:32:16 We stayed in Perledo, up the hill from the better known town of Varenna, which is right on the lake. From our veranda, we could see the busy port, Perledo itself was a step back in time, with its tidy church and common washing house. View more truk blog entries Lake Como 2016-07-03 03:26:56 Kath and I have been touring northern Italy for nearly two weeks, and I haven't posted any photos here yet. Here are scenes from the first place we went after renting a car: Lake Como. Our apartment had a gorgeous view of the lake from above Varenna. View more truk blog entries One Second Everyday - January, February, March 2016 2016-04-15 12:53:15 Yet another One Second of the Day video! View more truk blog entries The Rambling Continues: Read All truk Blog Entries Here

What is truk.com? It covers the travels and thoughts of truk, this guy that lives in Midtown Memphis. More questions? Contact me... 2015 - Memphis April Seattle with Kath July St. Louis with the Douglas Clan September Berlin and Munich for Oktoberfest October Lia Goes to Washington 2014 - Memphis January One Second Everyday Video from August to December 2013 March New Orleans April January to March 2014 Daily Video | Mississippi River Ride with Antonio May Southern France, Sicily, Barcelona - Carcassone | Castles of Southwestern France | Hill Towns of Provence | Avignon | Riams | Grand Canyon du Verdon | Les Baux | Arles | Cassis | Pont du Gard | Nimes | Aix-en-Provence | Cotes du Rhone | Roussillon | Rural Provence | Apt and L'Isle-Sur-la-Sorgue | Monaco | Nice June Antibes | French Riviera | Salina | Panarea | Island Hopping | Gothic Barcelona | Beach to Bullring in Barcelona | Welcome, Sadie the Border Collie! July Hanging at the Parker's Lakehouse August Sadie at 14 weeks September St. Francis Forest Motorcycle Ride October 8th Annual Memphis Walk | Scott and Lia Come to Memphis | Haw Creek Falls and Hot Springs 2013 - Memphis January Tahoe with Aaron, Jeff, Larry, and Scott May Memorial Day at the Parkers' Lakehouse October 7th Annual Walk Across Memphis November Farewell, Jake 2012 - Memphis March Goodbye, Mazzy May Pennington Family Visit July Sicily - Mount Etna Up | Mount Etna Down | Cefalu | Tindari | Palermo | Northwest Sicily | Erice | Southwest Sicily | Enna | Villa Romana del Casale | Caltagirone to Scicli | Siracusa | Salina August Median Sunflowers September More Scenes of Sicily December 6th Annual Walk Across Memphis 2011 - Memphis April San Diego and Tijuana May Memphis Flood, Rising, Rising June Double Negative, Nevada Land Art August Ireland - Dingle Peninsula | Dunbeg Fort | Kilmalkedar Church | Giants Causeway | Dunluce Castle | Derry | Dublin Museum | Trinity College 2010 - Still in Memphis January San Francisco Bay and Wineries April Douglas Family Visit | End of the Road July - West and Central US Badlands | Black Hills, SD | East Glacier National Park (1, 2) | Polebridge, MT | Northwest Glacier | Missoula Anniversary | Yellowstone (1, 2, 3, 4) | Grand Tetons | Spiral Jetty | Park City | Vegas | Grand Canyon | Hoover Dam September Labor Day Motorcycle Ride October 4th Annual Memphis Walk November Circle Arkansas Ride 2009 - Still in Memphis January Sydney and New South Wales (pics) May Douglas Visit July - Italy (Amalfi Coast with text | Capri | Herculaneum | Southern Tuscany with text | Florence with text | Northern Tuscany | Rome | Vatican) August Otha Turner Family Goat BBQ Picnic October Ozark Trail Ride day 1 | day 2 | day 3 November Dave Gets a KLR 650 | Hot Springs Honeymoon | Rhodes Cajunfest 2009 December Memphis Walk North(east) | Savannah Off-Road Motorcycling | San Francisco with Jeff, Katy, Larry, and Michelle 2008 - Still in Memphis April Visiting Jeff and Katy May - Spain and Morocco with Dave and Christina (Segovia | Casa | Central, Northern Spain | Picos de Europa | Bilbao and San Sebastian | La Roija Region | Madrid | Marrakech | Fez | Southern Spain) October Memphis Walk South December Sydney (pics) 2007 - Memphis February Snowboarding in Tahoe May Memorial Day at the Parker's Lakehouse June Larry and Michelle's Wedding on Shelter Island, NY July Hawaii (Oahu | Big Island (plus kayaking at Captain Cook) | Kauai text 1 and text 2 | Hawaii (Mostly Budget) Accommodation Review) 2006 - Memphis January Las Vegas April Jacob Born July Douglas Visit in Rhode Island September Iowa Visit October Urban Wolf River Trip November and December Costa Rica (Volcan Arenal | Monteverde | Montezuma | Uvita | Porto Jimenez | Corcovado | Aerial Photos) 2005 - Memphis January New Years at Dave and Christina's May Kath's PhD Graduation from Duke University June Kath's PhD Graduation Party at the Shack-Up Inn December New Zealand and Australia (Tahiti and Wellington | Marlborough and Kaikoura | Abel Tasman and the West | Manapouri and Milford Sound | The Catlins | Dunedin and Christchurch | Sydney) 2004 - Memphis January Jeni's Baby Shower | Birth of Emmett February Snowboarding in Park City May Memorial Day at the Parker's Lakehouse July Yucatan Movie [QT 7] (Isla Mujeres, Tulum, Chichen Itza, Valladolid, Merida, Celestun) | Paris October Visiting the Douglas's in Boston 2003 - Memphis January New Years February Aaron's Snowboarding Bachelor Party June Jaymie's Bachelor Party October Dave & Christina Wedding Shower September Dave's Bachelor Party October Dave & Christina's Wedding 2002 - Australia - Memphis January Tasmania - Port Arthur [1st] | Tasmania - East Coast [2nd] April Queensland [1st to 15th] June Sydney Opera House [11th] | Broken Hill [15th] | South Australia [20th] | Western Australia [26th] July Darwin, Litchfield, Katherine Gorge [16th] | Arnham Land [19th] | Kakadu National Park September Prague Wedding Reception, People, More People, Buildings | Croatia Mainland, Vis November Kath's Surprise Birthday Party | Thanksgiving December Christmas 2001 - Australia September Peyton's Baptism [2nd] | Apartment [9th] | Cliffwalk [18th] | Footy Final [23rd] October Koori Knockout [1st] | Vigoro [20th] | North Sydney Beaches [30th] November Sports Awards [9th] December Tasmania - Cataract Gorge [30th] | Tasmania - Cradle Mountain [30th] | Tasmania - West and South [31st] 1999 - Southern Africa Cape Town | Garden Route | Jo'berg | Victoria Falls | Stellenbosch 1998 - Peru Lima | Huancayo | Ayacucho | Cuzco | Machu Picchu/Puno | Lake Titicaca | La Paz | Arequipa | Colca Canyon | Nazca/Pisco/Lima 1997 - Prague, Greece, Turkey Prague | Cesky Krumlov | Romania | Alexandropolis | Samothraki | Ruins | Prague 1996 - Australia Sydney 1995 - Asia, Silk Route Turkmenistan | Kyrgyzstan | Kashi/Urumqi | Iron Rooster | Beijing | Great Wall | Hong Kong | Philippines 1994-1995 - Prague Other Trips - Greers Ferry Lake (2001) Arkansas Expats A collection of friends Peebo.net Jeff Parker's blog Issafly Brad Sim's blog truk.com truk and kath's website The Tackle Box by Matt The Adventures of Pete Big Bear Follow the adventures of Pete Big Bear while he roams around the US A Foolish Consistency CinemaApprentice's blog; great advice on movies and books From a Place Near a River Lady Di is online and loving it Life Beyond Expection Kath's CF blog Jethro Williams Travel Blog A man from England, working his way around the world Dave and Christina