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The Italian Riviera. That just sounds so glamorous. I imagined yachts and fancy hotels that might be more for show than relaxation. I’m also not a beach person, so when my husband Jim and I planned a trip to Italy for our 25th anniversary I was not thinking about the Italian Riviera or any rivieraContinue reading “Cinque Terre Italy”

Pienza is a small hilltop village in the beautiful Val d’Orcia.  The drive in is lovely as the winding road reveals a sight that may look familiar–it was the filming location of Franco Zeffirelli’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Pienza is located on the crest of a hill overlooking the Val d’Orcia.  It was established in theContinue reading “My favorite hilltowns of Italy: Pienza”

Close your eyes and visualize a Greek island–blue sea, fluffy white clouds, chalk-white houses with cobalt blue domes, a cool island breeze, beauty as far as the eye can see. This is no daydream, this is Santorini. Santorini is one of the hundreds of Greek islands in the Aegean sea. It’s a small island thatContinue reading “April in Santorini”

I love Italy. It’s that simple. I love the people. I love the beauty around every corner. I love the food. I love the churches that look so plain from the outside, but once you walk inside, will blow you away. I think I can safely say that Florence is my favorite place in Italy.Continue reading “Italy Travel tips April 2022”

I honestly didn’t think I’d like Split. I read a lot about it and had seen numerous descriptions about it’s very urban feel. As we were driving in it did indeed look like many cities I’ve seen in the U.S. with lots of traffic and not at all what I’d pick for a dream vacation.Continue reading “Split Croatia June 2021”

A dear friend of mine for 40+ years re-married a few years ago. Her new husband is from Croatia. Over the years, she and I lost track of each other–getting married, raising kids, climbing the corporate ladder, juggling all the things that come with life in the suburbs of middle-America. It’s cliche but we justContinue reading “A trip to Croatia: Dubrovnik, June 2021”