Have you ever considered taking an Italian course in Florence and exploring this gorgeous city? Well, I spent a week doing just that. What To Expect On A One-Week Intensive Italian Course In Florence In the mornings, I studied Italian on a one-week intensive...
Known in Italian as “Genova”, the lovely city of Genoa is the capital of Italy’s Liguria region. Despite being Italy’s sixth largest city, most visitors arriving in Genoa tend to bypass the city and all its highlights, moving on quickly to...
Sestri Levante is a beautiful small town on Italy’s Ligurian coast. The resort of Sestri Levante, located roughly halfway between the more famous towns of Portofino and Cinque Terre on the Gulf of Tigullio, is one of those places that the Italians have managed...
Umbria, the green heart of Italy, with undulating hills, vineyards, and fertile landscapes, interspersed with picturesque hill towns and villages, is a wonderful region to explore. Add in some of Italy’s finest wines and delicious foods, and you’ll understand...
Spello is a stunningly picturesque Umbrian town located at the foot of Mount Subasio in the Valle Umbra, less than ten minutes by train from the more well-known town of Assisi. The town is small and can easily be seen in a day, but it’s a lovely place to linger for a...
The lovely town of Cefalù on Sicily’s northern coast is an easy day trip from Palermo – only forty-five minutes away by train. But if you have time, it is really worth spending a night or two there. It’s a beautiful place to relax, to explore the old town...
When the lovely folks at Viking invited me on a Viking ocean cruise from Barcelona to Rome, of course, I said yes. Then the panic set in. I hate being on water, I can’t swim, and I’ve seen the movie Titanic too many times. I know what could happen. A...
A few years ago, Jonathan and I took a two-week river cruise with Viking from Budapest to Amsterdam, and we loved it. So, when Viking very kindly invited me on an ocean cruise onboard the Viking Sky from Barcelona to Rome – well, I wasn’t going to say no,...
