I’m not sure I can explain how we ended up in Bologna for our 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, had become something of a culinary destination. Plus I was fascinated by the fact that […]
Read MoreSempre Chianti
Every time I have the privilege of going to Italy, I wonder if it’s my last time. I hope this wasn’t my last trip to Chianti but if it was, it couldn’t have been more beautiful–crystal clear blue skies, warm sun, fall colors. Getting There To get there though, and pretty much to stay anywhere […]
Read MoreSixteen 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 the fares were lower than most other airlines but every flight from the U.S. had […]
Read MoreVenice
In the past I’d never had a burning desire to see Venice, having heard it called Disneyland and a shopping mall with a river running through it. But once my sister and I booked a cruise to the Greek Islands which started in Venice, we decided to add another night and day to (what should […]
Read MoreFlorence and Fiesole, parte due
This post will be an extension of my Florence and Fiesole post as well as my Flying Solo and Attitude is Everything posts. If anyone out there read the latter posts, they know that when I published them, I was getting ready to head to Florence to take a two week course in Italian. I took […]
Read MoreVerona and Padua
I started this article while I was still in Verona but got sidetracked leaving for Venice and then the Greek Islands. Verona (and the Veneto) has a different ambiance (for lack of a better word) than other towns and cities I’ve visited in Italy and not at all what I expected. After reading the section on […]
Read MoreThe Greek Islands and the Dalmatian Coast
Before I get to the topic of this blog, I have to write a short discourse on ‘cruising.’ My sister had wanted to go to the Greek Islands forever and the only logical way seemed to be on a cruise. While she had been on a Caribbean cruise, I had never cruised and had no […]
Read MoreAttitude is Everything
I’ve been threatening to write this article ever since I started my blog but it seems especially relevant now (September 2017). As I mentioned in my most recent post, Flying Solo, I’m leaving for Italy September 21st and will spend the first two weeks alone, living in an apartment in Florence while attending a […]
Read MoreFlying solo
My love for travel I’m not sure what genetic mutation made me yearn to travel from the time I was in high school but I certainly didn’t pass it on to my daughter although it may have skipped a generation to her older son–time will tell there, but he at least has the beginnings of […]
Read MoreOstuni and the Puglia
This post will overlap somewhat with my Flying Solo post since my experience in this area came through a volunteer trip helping teach English in Ostuni. According to the travel guides, summer in the Puglia region of southern Italy is hot and dry which may account for the fact that there seem to be fewer […]
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