London is opening to Americans! This is much welcomed news on the busiest travel corridor for business and leisure travelers. The travel community and the business community has been waiting for the U.S. to make the UK green list for a while and now we have as of Monday, August […]
Did you hear? Malta will pay travelers to visit this summer (as if I need a reason to escape my house, Philadelphia or the U.S. after more than a year at home). Yes, you read that correctly, the Malta tourism agency has decided to spend a portion of their budget […]
If you are like me, you are tired of lockdowns, tired of the four walls containing you the past year and tired of making your own food day in and day out. I’ll confess a few days when a PB&J or protein shake was all I could muster for dinner. […]
The only tradition my Irish family has for St. Patrick’s Day is finding “Irish potatoes” for my mom. This sugary sweet Philadelphia candy is definitely not from Ireland nor does it have any connection. I don’t know when or why my mom, who generally hates candy, became addicted to the […]
I’ve just watched Stanley Tucci’s new show, Searching for Italy and his Naples episode took me back to my first visit there and how much it different it was to the other cities/regions in Italy. As Stanley travels, I want to revisit my Italy visit and share favorite posts to […]
I love to visit the Amalfi Coast in September/October so sharing an older post of my memories from this glorious part of Italy while I’m grounded in the US for a while. If you are planning a visit to Italy in 2021 or 2022, consider spending time along the Amalfi […]
Revisiting a few of my favorite memories in Italy. Planning your 2021 trip to Italy? Don’t forget to add Herculaneum (and Pompeii) to compare/contrast the ruins. Lost in the shadow of Pompeii popularity is Herculaneum. Everyone has studied the history of Mt. Vesuvius and its aftermath the most famous […]
Revisiting one of my favorite experiences in Europe, dreaming of when I can return. The roof was leaking on my pants as the rain intensified and I kept laughing. We were waiting on the side of the road for the rest of the tour group to catch up. I leaned […]
Every year, I visit London in May/June/July timeframe and this is the first time in over ten years that I’m not in the city and to be honest, I miss it. I even miss the political discussions that ensue once the black cab driver hears my American accent. I miss […]
London Art museums can be overwhelming for me as I don’t know where to look first and how to navigate the vast space packed with tourists to ensure I experience the art and the curation properly on my own timeline. My first visit to the V&A was supposed to be […]