Three Days in Naples
I read my Naples travel book cover to cover before my 2021 trip (DK Eyewitnesss Naples) and had a long list of places I wanted to see. But to say my first visit to Naples didn’t begin auspiciously would be Read More …
Category: Towns and cities
Three Days in Sorrento, Positano and Pompeii
Sorrento I tried to do Sorrento on a budget and I don’t recommend it. Sorrento, and the Amalfi coast in general, is definitely a ‘go big or go home’ area. My first afternoon in Sorrento left me underwhelmed. That’s because Read More …
Lucca and the Garfagnana
I’ve visited Lucca and the Garfagnana three times, in 2015, 2016 and 2019, (each time with my sister). Lucca is one of my favorite towns in Tuscany and I love the beautiful mountains and little villages of the Garfagnana. But Read More …
Pisa
I’ve visited Pisa twice and in all honesty I did not expect to like it since the Leaning Tower is more or less synonymous with ‘tourist trap.’ But if you can ignore the idiots standing on the fence (contrary to Read More …
Tears for Venice
When I wrote a post about Venice after my first visit in October 2017, (see Venice post) I said I wasn’t drawn to return because it wasn’t the warm culture that I had experienced in Tuscany and southern Italy. A Read More …
Firenze, old and new
In 2018 my sister and I spent 10 days in Firenze. The previous year (2017) I spent two weeks in Firenze at a language school (see Istituto Michelangelo, parte uno and Istituto Michelangelo, parte due) and I was excited to Read More …
Montecatini Terme
Montecatini Terme In total I’ve stayed in Montecatini Terme just over 6 days during two trips. On the first trip my sister and I were meeting a group for a walking tour of Tuscany and we came in a day Read More …
Perugia, Lake Trasimeno, Assisi and Cortona
I’ve written in some other posts that I chose Perugia as part of our 2018 itinerary because my sister wanted to see Assisi and it looked relatively easy to get there from Perugia. I had also hoped to see some Read More …
Forty Eight Hours in Bologna
I’m not sure I can explain how we ended up in Bologna for the first two days of our 2018 Italy trip without making readers’ eyes glaze over. Over the years I’d read that Bologna and Emilia Romagna, in general, Read More …
Sixteen Hours in Istanbul
Planes, Trains and Automobiles Several years ago, I saw an ad in a travel magazine in which Turkish Airlines stated that it was voted the number one airline in Europe. When I researched their routes and fares, I found that Read More …