Little girls and fairytales. It’s in our DNA as was St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall from when I can remember. The magic of being able to literally walk across water to reach a castle. It was the stuff my little girl dreams were made of […]
Ischia’s a magical place with enchanted gardens from end to end of this largest of the Phlegraean Islands. One of the secret gardens, off the beaten path of tourists, is Mortella Gardens, Il Giardini la Mortella (Via F. Calise, 39, Forio, Ischia). It’s truly a […]
As spring turns to summer and thousands of tourists flock to Italy’s lush Amalfi Coast, you have to wonder, how do they all get around. With roads meant for Vespas and tour buses meant for highways, the challenge to get around the Amalfi Coast can […]
Traveling Historic Route 66 in a 2018 Red Hot Camaro brings all sorts of new discoveries during a romantic solo road trip. There are things you remember from childhood, if you’re of a certain vintage, and new things you discover as you drive from Arizona […]
I love walking through Rome’s Trastevere neighborhood. Its quaint, small side streets and alleys are full of eateries, mainly good, some inventive, still others healthy like L’Insalata Ricca (Via Giulio Santini 12, Rome). It was a tiny cafe that I happened upon while “getting lost.” […]