Travel and shopping…two aspects of one fabulous trip to Italy and Ireland. However, shopping on this trip was severely limited as I had one carry-on […]
Sunday in Venice
Welcome Friends…it’s Sunday in Venezia. We’ve been here about six weeks and are down to our last week in Venice. We have seen and learned […]
Garden in a Churchyard
The most unexpected encounters can lead to the most unexpected adventures when exploring new spaces. I had read about a market in Venice that was […]
Italian Food Goodies
Welcome, Friends. This Blog is about the joys of Italian food and eating the Italian way. First up is antipasto. You can do this easily […]
Windows in Venice
Who doesn’t love shopping? You can take it to a whole new level in Venice. One of the many reasons I have come to feel […]
Wine at an Enoteca
Returning to our Airbnb from Vaporetto stop San Mercuolo we happened upon an Enoteca. Now, I have been really interested in stopping at a wine […]
Make Venice Yours
A Gondola ride…a classic thing to do in Venice and one thing that hordes of tourists schedule into their trip. I wanted a more intimate […]
Venice…An Introduction
“Ah Venice”..the line Indiana Jones delivers on reaching Venice in search of his Dad. Venice is unique, beautiful, crowded with surprises around every corner. We […]
Palaces and Dukes
Mantua or Mantova in Italian…I’ve wanted to come here ever since I read Romeo and Juliet years ago. It was the city where Romeo was […]
Orvieto…Walled City in Umbria
Orvieto is a medieval town on top of a hill that has been occupied for 3,000 years first by the Etruscans and then by the […]