I get many, many questions about Italy, and have some observations of my own, and I’m going to take a shot at answering those here. If you have no interest in Italy, this is your cue to keep scrolling! 1. I physically feel better when I am here. A quiet day with a few errands … More Making La Dolce Vita, a Little More Dolce
Some of us handle jet lag better than others. I am definitely in the Others category! It’s a struggle, so I have found a method that works for me, that I have shared with others many times. Not going to lie, it sounds a little extreme…..but, if your trip is a week or less, it … More Long Haul Flight Protocol – The Fight Against Jet Lag
Once again, we spent the holiday season in our favorite place in the world. We were lucky this time, to be joined by one of the grown kids and her little family. It can be a little daunting, when you pack up and decide to put down roots in a foreign place, where you don’t … More A Flood of Centuries
There are people who are gifted at creating home wherever they are. Sometimes they travel frequently, and do it to have a sense of home while they are away, sometimes they have transplanted themselves far from their home, and need that little bit of comfort. In the case of Michela, her family home in Tuscany … More Just go to Brooklyn, for dinner in Tuscany
By request, and hurriedly pasted from conversations with friends lately, all seeking planning help for a visit to my favorite city. Quick list: NY Transit museum, Cable car to Roosevelt Island to see the FDR Memorial and the ruins of the typhoid hospital where Typhoid Mary was sent, Hungarian pastry shop across from the Cathedral … More Quick and Dirty New York Lowdown
Late winter and early spring always bring a similar affliction for me. I will call it Manhattan fever. I’m not sure why it is this particular time of year, but perhaps it is because I associate New York with ducking into churches and coffee shops to escape the frozen air for a minute. This seems … More A New York State of Mind
Two ladies walk into the men’s room…..no, it isn’t the punchline for a joke, it actually happened. Sometimes you find yourself in funny situations while traveling, and that absolutely was true in Paris. We had already encountered co-ed restrooms, that were pay facilities, costing anywhere from one to two euros. It was a little strange, … More Mon Dieu!! Pardon, Monsieur!
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