2010 – Milan; the Duomo, the Brera and the Castello
According to the legend, when a tribe of Gauls defeated the local Etruscans here, they wanted to settle in the area and sought the advise of an oracle who told …
2010- Berlin, Potsdam and Sanssouci
Berlin is the second largest city in Europe (after London) with 3.4 million people. It’s a big, sprawling megalopolis big with a very good public transport system. We took the …
2010 – Croatia; Hvar Island
It’s an hour by Catamaran from the Lazaretti in Split to Hvar. It’s a big Catamaran and the ride is really relaxing. Th eonly problem is you can only buy …
Croatia; Split and Trogir
Before I get into the amazing destination of Split on the Dalmatian Coast, let me tell you that the airport is close to an hour from the old city. The cost …
2010 – Venice; San Polo, San Marco and the Vaporetto pass
It was an early flight but it was really inexpensive. We arrived to the Venice airport at 7:30am but couldn’t check into the apartment until 2:15pm. We planned to leave …
2010 – Rome, Tivoli, Tarquinia and Centrale Montemartini
We’ve rented an apartment on the Via dei Gubbonari, a couple of short blocks from the Campo dei Fiori. It’s in a great location and there is a small terrace. …
2009 – Tuscany visit with friends
We made this quick visit to Tuscany to visit with friends. Neighbors from San Francisco decided it would be a great experience to pack up the family of three young …
2009 – Andalucia; Granada, Ronda, Seville
There’s an old Spanish folktale about Roderic, the last Visigoth King of Spain before the Moor Invasion. According to the legend, there was a Secret Tower, hidden from all mankind, …
2009 – Valencia Spain, City of Arts and Sciences
Valencia is the 3rd largest city is Spain; over 800,000 people. It’s got beaches, an old historic city, a very large bull fighting ring, streets filled with high end shopping, …
2009 – Sicily; Siracusa, Noto, Ragusa, Etna, Catania, Taormina
Ah Sicilia; home the gods, a melting pot of civilizations, warm hospitality, amazing food and wine and really bad drivers. Homer referred to Sicily as Thrinakia in the Odyssey. This …
2009 – Naples, Herculaneum and Pompeii
Vesuvius blew on August 24, 79 AD. Pliny the younger saw it all from his boat and wrote that the explosion looked like a giant umbrella pine tree. Today the …
2009 – Rome; Vatican,Trastevere and the Ancient City
The Italian word for history is La Storia, the same word for the english us for a story. The truth is not in the facts, it’s in the telling. Here are …
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