PHOTO: Indoor Taberna at Pompeii, Italy
This enclosed taberna at Pompeii, considered a fast food joint of the ancient world, is one of many where Romans took their midday meal. Food was scooped out of the large jars on the counter top.
PHOTO: Plaster Casts of Bodies Found While Excavating Pompeii, Italy
During the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, ash rained down on and covered the city. Encased in the super-heated material, bodies were totally incinerated, leaving a cavity in the cooling ash. Archeologists poured plaster into the cavities to form plaster casts of bodies in Pompeii. Those shown here were discovered in the Macellum, … Read more
PHOTO: Entrance to the Ruins of Pompeii, Italy
Entrance to the ruins of Pompeii, Italy. Beyond the ruins lie hills where more ruins await excavation. Mount Vesuvius, which blew its top in 79 AD and buried the town in volcanic ash, still threatens in the distance.
The Perfect Travel Luggage and Accessories from Eagle Creek Luggage
During the eight years when I was a perpetual traveler with no permanent home I lived out of a suitcase. As a result, I was constantly searching for the perfect luggage and accessories. When I first began blogging and traveling for a living in 2007, I chose an Eagle Creek wheeled backpack that had a … Read more
PHOTO: Necropolis at Porta Nocera in Pompeii, Italy
Tombs in the Necropolis at Porta Nocera in Pompeii, one of seven burial areas found in the town that was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
