A Mountaintop Experience
"Happy birthday", a friend texted. "Hope you have something special planned," he added. What better way to usher in a new decade than to stand [...]
Eastern Dolomites
Before we get started, how do you pronounce, "Dolomites"? When planning our trip I talked to my very good Italian friend, Ale’. I’d like to [...]
Alone in Colorful Burano
Burano Burano, an island of Venice, is known for its colorful houses. Legend says that the houses were painted bright colors so that fisherman could [...]
Lost in Venice
Venice is a great place to get lost. Since I excel at getting lost, Venice is my kind of city. As we walked the streets, [...]
The Restroom
The Restroom After 5 cups of coffee and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice (much more potent than the juice from concentrate), I had [...]
In Search of “La Pigna”
Claudio, our tour director, in his Sanremo port presentation (remember him from the "Brown Shoes" story), said the old city, "la pigna," was a delightful [...]
Brown Shoes
Brown Shoes I met a guy named Claudio. He lives in Majorca and happens to be our Seabourn tour director. As part of his responsibilities, [...]
Ciao, Venezia!
Our last day in Venice, was one of contrasts, from dingy grey to charming gold. After three windy days, we hoped that our last morning [...]
The Gondolier and the Baboon (pic of week #6)
It doesn't matter whether in Africa or Europe, entertainers are plentiful. Here is the gondolier doing his thing while the baboon did his. Which do [...]
Manifestation
We always run into something unexpected when on vacation in a foreign country. When it occurs, we are often left in a state of confusion and [...]