You’ve seen the stunning photos of the Cinque Terre villages along the Italian Riviera. Amazing, colorful houses perch on steep hillsides overlooking the sea. To me, it looked like a fairy…
Florence Italy was a place I’d always dreamed of visiting. Largely because of my obsession with the movie, “A Room With A View“. I finally made it there recently, and I…
A typically calm and cool solo traveler loses it at Florence Airport! What happened? Do you ever get travel anxiety, especially when solo traveling?
A personal experience of what happens with a minor injury in Florence. An ambulance ride! An afternoon in the ER! How much did THAT end up costing?!
The movie of E.M. Forster’s 1908 novel, “A Room with a View” came out in 1985. It was prime time for us Gen X romantic dreamers! James Ivory’s film stars Helena…
Rome is a big city with so many sights and options of places to stay. Here are some places I personally recommend in various parts of the Eternal City! Prices, of…
I recently splurged like a madman and travelled from San Francisco (SFO) to Rome (FCO) in United Airline’s Business Class (called Polaris). Here’s what my impressions were. SFO United Polaris Lounge…
Imagine what you think VENICE ITALY is like from all of the books you’ve read and movies you’ve seen. Now…guess what! … It is! (Unless you’ve read and seen a bunch of…
The absolute best things you must see in Rome! Don’t miss these fabulous places!
With over 13,000 restaurants to choose from in the Eternal City, it’s quite a daunting and delicious task to decide the best places to eat! Here are my suggestions of the…
Rome is the Eternal City, and I don’t think you can read enough Rome travel tips before you visit. There is so much to see, so much history, culture, food and…