Comments on: A week in the heart of Italy http://thetarpit.org/2024/a-week-in-the-heart-of-italy "Now I feel like I know less about what that blog is about than I did before." Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:43:11 +0000 http://thetarpit.org hourly 1 By: London, the 1.5k-word summary « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2024/a-week-in-the-heart-of-italy#comment-6277 London, the 1.5k-word summary « The Tar Pit Sat, 26 Apr 2025 14:13:12 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=542#comment-6277 [...] example, can you believe that I saw something of Rome in almost a [...] [...] example, can you believe that I saw something of Rome in almost a [...]

]]> By: spyked http://thetarpit.org/2024/a-week-in-the-heart-of-italy#comment-5254 spyked Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:55:18 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=542#comment-5254 > I'm sure there are parts of Europe that aren't headed straight to shit, they're just getting harder and harder to find. And boy, let me tell you, I rejoined <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lucianmogosanu/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> recently. In fact, just as recent as one of my trips in Italy, 'cuz, I said to myself, if my friends aren't nice enough to read my blog, let 'em look at the pieces I post on Insta in my spare time. Anyways, I'm sure there are parts of Europe that aren't headed straight to shit, but my good Instafriends will go to great lengths to only post the few good ones still left standing. And I'll admit there are quite a few great ones, the problem being that... they're the same ones that I've visited and based on my experience, most of 'em are surrounded by shit that didn't make it into the news. What sense does it make to see the Notre Dame (well... I mean, back before it burned, I guess?) if it's surrounded by heaps of mattresses with homeless people sleeping on them? Meanwhile I heard that folks in ye olde England are getting arrested for speaking about shit. Social media is the ultimate reality distortion field, I suppose, way worse than communism could ever muster. > I'm sure there are parts of Europe that aren't headed straight to shit, they're just getting harder and harder to find.

And boy, let me tell you, I rejoined Instagram recently. In fact, just as recent as one of my trips in Italy, 'cuz, I said to myself, if my friends aren't nice enough to read my blog, let 'em look at the pieces I post on Insta in my spare time.

Anyways, I'm sure there are parts of Europe that aren't headed straight to shit, but my good Instafriends will go to great lengths to only post the few good ones still left standing. And I'll admit there are quite a few great ones, the problem being that... they're the same ones that I've visited and based on my experience, most of 'em are surrounded by shit that didn't make it into the news. What sense does it make to see the Notre Dame (well... I mean, back before it burned, I guess?) if it's surrounded by heaps of mattresses with homeless people sleeping on them?

Meanwhile I heard that folks in ye olde England are getting arrested for speaking about shit. Social media is the ultimate reality distortion field, I suppose, way worse than communism could ever muster.

]]> By: Warranty-Return System, « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2024/a-week-in-the-heart-of-italy#comment-5227 Warranty-Return System, « The Tar Pit Thu, 01 Aug 2024 17:01:57 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=542#comment-5227 [...] can you do, I don't visit Athens or the marvelous Boga (no thanks to you), nor do I get to visit Pescara each and every day. Sometimes, like the stupid salaryman that I am, I run out of PTO, UPTO or [...] [...] can you do, I don't visit Athens or the marvelous Boga (no thanks to you), nor do I get to visit Pescara each and every day. Sometimes, like the stupid salaryman that I am, I run out of PTO, UPTO or [...]

]]> By: spyked http://thetarpit.org/2024/a-week-in-the-heart-of-italy#comment-5193 spyked Sun, 07 Jul 2024 07:01:25 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=542#comment-5193 FWIW, some folks in Pescara told me that Abruzzo is seeing a lot less crime than Puglia -- although by the looks of it, the former is seeing quite a bit of it, and it's not like *I* looked for it. At the same time, I bought some delicious cherries at a local store in Pescara and they were cultivated and harvested in Puglia. So I suppose at least they have that? Bari doesn't sound bad at all. Unfortunately next time I'm going to skip mid/southern Italy altogether, as I'll try to head for some of the northern (hopefully less touristic) towns. Venice is off my list for the obvious reasons -- I'm not sure how in Baal's blazing bowels people are insane enough to queue to visit a bunch of streets and canals. I'm sure there are parts of Europe that aren't headed straight to shit, they're just getting harder and harder to find. FWIW, some folks in Pescara told me that Abruzzo is seeing a lot less crime than Puglia -- although by the looks of it, the former is seeing quite a bit of it, and it's not like *I* looked for it. At the same time, I bought some delicious cherries at a local store in Pescara and they were cultivated and harvested in Puglia. So I suppose at least they have that?

Bari doesn't sound bad at all. Unfortunately next time I'm going to skip mid/southern Italy altogether, as I'll try to head for some of the northern (hopefully less touristic) towns. Venice is off my list for the obvious reasons -- I'm not sure how in Baal's blazing bowels people are insane enough to queue to visit a bunch of streets and canals.

I'm sure there are parts of Europe that aren't headed straight to shit, they're just getting harder and harder to find.

]]> By: Cel Mihanie http://thetarpit.org/2024/a-week-in-the-heart-of-italy#comment-5174 Cel Mihanie Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:13:18 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=542#comment-5174 Gorgeous graphics yet again! The Pescara beach picture stirs memories of Bari, the only place in Italy I've been to except Venice, and which I would describe as being almost certainly the inspiration for the "seaside town that they forgot to bomb" Morrissey was singing about. Pescara does sound a lot better as you describe it though. The food in Italy is something else indeed! I may have waffled about this IRL, but ever since I tasted actual Italian pizza in Venice (also in a street food setting), I understood that anything called "pizza" outside Italy's borders is just a pale memory of the real thing. They ain't just whistlin' Dixie about that authentic flour and ingredients and such. Gorgeous graphics yet again!

The Pescara beach picture stirs memories of Bari, the only place in Italy I've been to except Venice, and which I would describe as being almost certainly the inspiration for the "seaside town that they forgot to bomb" Morrissey was singing about. Pescara does sound a lot better as you describe it though.

The food in Italy is something else indeed! I may have waffled about this IRL, but ever since I tasted actual Italian pizza in Venice (also in a street food setting), I understood that anything called "pizza" outside Italy's borders is just a pale memory of the real thing. They ain't just whistlin' Dixie about that authentic flour and ingredients and such.

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