One Night In Paris
No, this has nothing to do with the movie (wait, what movie? You've been warned if you have no idea what I'm talking about), and no I'm not trying to be clickbait. This is my returning to a city I haven't been to in over 20 years and digging up the old...
You’re Going To Crave … Italy
You're going to crave starting off your day with the simple combination of espresso and croissants, sadly accepting that the closest you can get to "something different" back home is perhaps a chocolate-almond combination, but never a pistachio-creme...
Veni, Vidi, Venezia!
What's equally surprising to having done Italy but not Rome, is also doing Italy but never Venice. Even though I've passed through Venice Marco Polo International Airport on multiple occasions with frequent intentions to see the city within...
Bolognese In Bologna
Sorry, too busy eating right now to post about Bologna properly (after all, that's what it's known for anyway!). Instead, go read my entry on how to do a day trip from here to San Marino. Until then, still eating.
From Vatican City & Rome To San Marino
From one microstate to another, today we'll go from one of the world's famous to one of the least known, both of which happen to be located within arm's reach within Italy. The microstate of San Marino is a vestige of Italy's former...
Holy See Batman! It’s Vatican City!
After a whole day (or 2) in Rome, I suggest that you start early the next morning to explore Vatican City. Even though it's the world's smallest state, the number of people waiting in countless lines to get inside can outnumber the number of the...
When In Rome…Do As New Yorkers Do?
When I was in Italy last, I thought it was odd to have spent a week there and yet never set foot in Rome. So when I discovered a free flight there thanks to an abundance of Chase Sapphire miles (an overview on how it works here: Chase...
Meet The Monsooners of Luxembourg, Malta, & Tunisia!
For our upcoming weekend May trip to Luxembourg, I present to you our next class of monsooners: Luxembourg Malta & TunisiaAnd these are the brave few continuing...