The Travels of BBQboy and Spanky
A trip through the hilltowns of Tuscany The hilltowns of Tuscany cover some of the most beautiful towns (and geography) you’ll see in all of Italy. We started this day in wonderful Siena …
Why you should visit Siena Italy Siena is a hilly, pretty city with one of the most beautiful piazzas in Italy (Piazza del campo), the 2nd highest tower in Italy (Torre del Mangia), and the most …
Please don’t hold up the tower – Pisa, Italy Pisa – We passed through Pisa for a couple of hours on our way from Lucca to Siena. It’s a worthwhile day trip as long as you can stand …
What to Do in Lucca, Italy We both agreed that while Lucca doesn’t have the highlights of some of the other Italian towns we visited, it is a relaxing, pretty town that makes for a good 2 …
Where to Go in Southwest Germany? Every year I try to get together with my mom for a week somewhere. This year we met up in Lindau, in Southern Germany, and explored a few places in the region. Here …
The Shrine that kicked the Tabarnak out of the Capitals Montreal, April 29, 2010. “Café des bois” is situated on the corner of Avenue Mont-Royal and Fullum and is owned by a friendly/ crazy Quebecker …
What’s Heidelberg like? Heidelberg is a pretty city that actually reminded us of Salzburg: about the same size and population, a large castle with great views overlooking a river spanned by …
Guide on Bacharach (our favorite German town) Bacharach is a small town situated on one of the most scenic stretches of the Rhine river. It is about an hour and a half from Frankfurt, or about 15 …
Feeling ripped off and unhappy in Lucerne Ah, yes, what pretty pictures. But Lucerne was like a vain woman – shallow, boring, self-important, and expensive. And if you look again it’s not really that …
