[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] There is no denying it. Tourist season is in full swing. Gone are the days when you could have Europe more or less to yourself outside July and August. If it was beginning to … Read More
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] When I visit a new city, one of the first things I like to do is go to the Tourist Information Office. Usually the people at the desk speak enough … Read More
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Most people enjoy getting presents. Not gifts, as defined in this post, but presents. What makes presents special over gifts is that they’re supposed to be a surprise. Why else go through great lengths … Read More
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] The Italo train took us to Verona in under an hour; sorry Trenitalia. I had picked out the sites that I wanted to see and left enough room for … Read More
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] This day wasn’t supposed to be complicated. It was planned as a simply outing to Verona, a post card-esque community north of Bologna reasonably overrun with determined, flag-toting walking-tour leaders and their merry packs … Read More
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] We were totally in love with the city of Bologna. The food scene was unbelievable, the multitude of porticos kept the summer sun from scorching us, and it was … Read More