Solo travelers in search of a true Tuscan archaeology adventure should head to Chiusi, off the beaten path. It’s a mere dot on the map of Tuscany but rich in experiences. It’s only 150 square miles but its role in Italy’s history, more specifically Etruscan […]
I just love springtime drives into the open country and western Pennsylvania offers the perfect weekend escape for lovers of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural genius. Tucked away in the hills of Donegal, Pennsylvania lies the architect’s iconic Fallingwater, the house which changed modern design forever. […]
I have been on a quest for blue sea glass for years. You might even say that I am a bit obsessed with it. It’s a lot harder to find than you might think. Oh, there is plenty of green and brown glass and clear […]
If there is any one artist whose life is so closely captured in his art it must be the Italian painter Caravaggio (1571 – 1610). A native of Milan, his dark and fast life placed him on a tortured path that found him fleeing Rome […]
Step a meter in any direction and you can literally enter another world, another time, another experience to savor in Italy. It’s the off-the-beaten-path adventures like The Bourbon Tunnels (Vico del Grottone, no. 4, near Piazza del Plebiscito) which make exploring centuries old cities like […]