[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”] As already pointed out with some fervor, in order to ensure we don’t succumb to travel fatigue we limit the amount of day trips and excursions we participate in. This is a proverbial marathon … 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 had planned two day trips for our time in Tuscany and the first was to the walled city of Lucca. The Passeggiata delle Mura Urbane (urban wall) encircles the city and … 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”] 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