Why I love the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic will always be a special place for me. A crazy skin ailment first brought me here in 1995. For a month I hadn’t been able to lie down without my skin breaking out into …
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3 Days in Florence, Italy
3 Days in Florence Italy We had 3 days in Florence, Italy. What to do in 3 days in Florence? I cover that in this post, going over the highlights (the tourist “must see’s”) as well as taking an …
Cortona is our favorite Italian town
“Under the Tuscan Sun” in Cortona. Cortona is our favorite Italian town. It’s a small, quiet town (we like that) situated on a commanding hill. There are great views in every …
Highlights of the Hill Towns of Tuscany
Highlights of the Hill Towns of Tuscany The hilltowns of Tuscany cover some of the most beautiful towns (and geography) you’ll see in all of Italy. We cover a few different places in this …
Why you should visit Siena, Italy
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
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
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?
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 highlights of Southwest …
What’s Heidelberg (Germany) like? Our thoughts
What’s Heidelberg like? Heidelberg is a pretty city that actually reminded us of Salzburg (Austria): about the same size and population, a large castle with great views overlooking a river …