Are you ready to take a deeper dive into the enchanting city of Venice?  Put on your walking shoes, grab a Vaporetto ticket, and let’s go! We’ll go beyond the BIG 5 MAJOR SITES covered in Part One of my Venezia travel blog:  The Grand Canal, St. Mark’s Basilica, the Doge’s Palace/Bridge of Sighs, the […]

Rising from the waters of a lagoon and a labyrinth of canals, Venice is like no other place in the world!  Known as The Floating City and The Queen of the Adriatic, I urge you to get to this enchanting city at least once in your lifetime!  Seeing Venice for the first time is surreal! 

Visiting Pisa was a spontaneous decision during our stay in Florence, Italy.  We had a free afternoon and a teenager who wanted to climb the Leaning Tower! Everyone knows about the famous Leaning Tower (Torre) of Pisa, but we discovered so much more in this Tuscan city.  Cathedral Square was built as a place of

Buongiorno!  Fabulous Unforgettable Florence – Part Two is a continuation of travel tips for the captivating city known as Firenze. With the help of AAA and Monograms Independent Travel, Florence was our half-way stop between Rome and Venice.  Monograms thinks three days in each major location is a good start for travelers to experience city

Fabulous Unforgettable Florence!  Because of its art, history, food, and beautiful landscape, Tuscany is an Italian dream and must-see!  Florence is the treasure of Tuscany and one of my favorite places in the world!   When you think of fields of flowers, rolling hills, tall Cyprus trees, and charming country villages, it’s Tuscany.  Siena, San Gimignano,

It is well worth a day trip from Rome to visit the ruins of Pompeii and drive Italy’s beautiful Amalfi Coastline!  Florence and Venice were our next destinations, but we couldn’t pass up this mysterious and magical part of Italy.   With the help and suggestions of AAA Travel and Monograms (our tour company for this

Buonjiorno! Are you considering a trip to Italy in search of La Dolce Vita?  It’s an Italian expression meaning the sweet life, or the good life.  Or, are you just in search of something for your sweet tooth?  Besides the requirement of eating gelato everyday, be sure to try these sweet treats:  Tiramisu, Cannoli, Panna Cotta,

They say “all roads lead to Rome,” but the locals told us “all roads lead FROM Rome.”  The Romans did construct great military roads and highways (more than 250,000 miles of roads), and 50,000 miles were stone-paved.  Many Roman roads still exist. Today, roads in Rome are crammed with cars and scooters and tour buses,