You will find pigs and plenty of them at the White Pig Bed & Breakfast in Schulyer, Virginia, but
you won’t have to worry about eating them. The strict Vegans and owners of the B&B
take in pigs that are abandoned or abused and provide them with a piggy paradise. They don’t just aim to please
the pigs, but also the largely underserved vegetarian travel market.
The Washington Post has all the
details on the bed and breakfast as well a number of great tips for veggie lovers looking to make tracks. A
marvelous read!
Another Screed of Twattle
Rhymer Rigby describes his musings on
travel “another screed of twaddle written by someone who spent a year twitting around the world, all the time imagining
that they’re doing something clever and original.” Which it largely is. But that’s not a bad thing. In fact, as you
browse through Rigby’s site, you’ll find numerous flashes of brilliance and some fine photos that make you wish Mr.
Rigby would hiit the road more often. For a sample of Rigbyesque prose, try
this story about sex tourists and shopping malls in
Manila.
Ravello Music Festival
Music and Italy-lovers unite. The Ravello Music
Festival, one of the world’s great showcases for symphonic and chamber music (sorry, accordion players not
allowed…but bring your cow bell!). This year’s event runs March 9 through mid-October, with a summer break in
August. The setting for the festival is, well, perfect. Off of Ravello’s main piazza is Villa Rufolo, a castle
built in the 1200s by Senor Landolfo Rufolo, sort of an investment banker of his day. This could be the only
reason you need to take advantage of cheap flights to Italy.
Photo of the Day: (2/19/05)
Today’s POTD comes from India and Flickr, which is increasingly becoming a great source of POTDs.
The shot of bottles is basic, but cool. Very colorful.
Copenhagen Story
In one of those great little BootsnAll stories that keep cropping up, traveler Ray Leung checks out some hookers, downs a robust Danish meal, ruminates on hash cookies and a booty call in Copenhagen. It’s a quick colorful story, but a nice one to get Sunday started.