As I prepare to head back to Italy, my neighbor mentioned the sudoku packing method. I’ve never tried it, but it sure looks like a great idea! Because my trips with Adventures in Italy span the spring-to-summer transition, I spend days agonizing over what to bring, constantly checking the
The markets of Provence form a magical triangle in southern France that continue to enchant. The French passion for food is celebrated in its open-air village markets where seasonal foods are the mainstays of daily living. This sun-kissed corner of the map offers such a bounty of genuinely fresh
Slow Down And Float Through France. Take a fully private charter aboard The Randle — a 72-foot péniche drifting through the canals and rivers of Burgundy with your own gourmet chef, expert guide, and with no agenda but your own pleasure. The Randle Barge Cruise The Experience Your own floating
Whenever I look back on my travels, it’s the small, fleeting moments that surface first. The scent of freshly baked bread drifting through the air, the hum of conversation in a lively square as I sip a glass of wine, a spontaneous chat with a local, or the warm greeting from the barista at the café
If you’ve just landed at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport and want to head directly to Florence, the good news is that you can catch a train straight from the airport. But like most things in Italy, the options depend on timing, cost, and knowing the difference between the train companies and their
Our Trip to Split, Croatia I have wanted to go to Split for sometime to see the Emperor Diocletian’s retirement palace. I figured if an emperor is going to build a retirement palace anywhere in the Roman Empire, it is going to be the nicest location you could find. And I was not wrong in that
For me there’s nothing that spells fall quite like the blanket of emerald green, and gold that color the countryside in dappled light. This morning as I looked out at the autumn landscape, I reflected back on my first Thanksgiving in France many years ago. With his wild, white hair suitably
