Venice, the “floating city”, was our next stop on our tour of Italy. Technically, Venice isn’t floating but I’ll get to that in a minute. Continue reading “Italy – Venice” →

If you’re like me, the word Tuscany brings up images of warm-toned stone house, vineyards and olives. Well, I can tell you there are many of all of the above. Continue reading “Italy – Tuscany” →

The other day I ran into someone in town that I haven’t seen in a while. He asked if I had any big trips planned and I told him I had just come from Italy. Continue reading “Italy – The Cinque Terre” →

We made a rookie mistake on our tour to the Vatican. Let me back up. We had decided to pay for a private tour of Ancient Rome (Colosseum, Palatine Hill, Pantheon). The best way to visit the sites Continue reading “Italy – Touring Rome + Vatican” →

We flew into Rome in the morning and after a brief rest, hit the ground running. The best way to beat jetlag is to not take a nap or at least take a short one if you like some of ours, didn’t sleep all night. Continue reading “Italy – Touring Rome” →