Experiencing Venice firsthand gives one an idea of the immense wealth amassed by the Venetian traders in the thirteenth century, when Venice was the most prosperous city in all of […]
Europe
The Amalfi Coast
The Amalfi Coast is a collection of villages dotted along a beautiful stretch of coastline stretching from Salerno to Naples in central Italy. In June 1807 Giuseppe Bonaparte visited the […]
Rome
It was a quick stop for us in Rome after a memorable few days in Florence and Tuscany: it was forecast to be very hot and there’s only so much […]
Florence and Tuscany
Florence was such a vibrant city just brimming with history. Amazing museums, beautiful Tuscan architecture and such amazing food. Lisa assigned the kids homework: a list of landmarks across the […]
Cinque Terre
To explore Italy’s famous Cinque Terre – literally translated as “five lands” – we based ourselves in the quaint oceanside enclave of Riva Trigoso on the Italian Riviera. Our little […]
Nice and the French Riviera
Our trip from Paris to Nice was the first of what will be many European train journeys, the roughly six hour adventure took us hurtling across central France on one […]
Paris
As our Air France flight disembarked from San Francisco I had to pinch myself a little: we were finally off to Europe! In spite of COVID and a significant portion […]