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St. Mark's Square under an indigo sky at night Venice at night is a different creature than the one you'll encounter in broad d...

Sorrento Clock Tower I arrived back home from our two week Great Big Western USA Roadtrip to find a package waiting for me. It was th...

Where in Europe would you love to go? Where would you go if you won a free, all-expenses-paid trip to anywhere in Europe? Yes, anywhere...

If Venice is like a masquerade ball, mysterious and opulent, then Burano is like a backyard picnic, festive and full of simple pleasures.  ...

Sweat drips down his forehead as he stands at the mouth of the furnace, evenly rotating the metal rod to gather molten glass on its end. Tur...

The island of San Giorgio Maggiore across the lagoon from St. Mark's Square I realize that exploring Venice by boat isn't exac...

The first time I visited Rome was part of a whirlwind, seven-countries-in-two-weeks bus tour. Needless to say, we did not spend much time in...

Walking through the Galleria Borghese in Rome, you will marvel at its collection of classical and Baroque statues. The sculptors drew their...

Taking a row in the lake surrounding the Temple of Aesculapius Most tourists head to Rome for the ancient sites, churches, and charming...

Apollo and Daphne by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1625) While visiting the Vatican Museum is de rigueur for any trip to Rome, I must confess...

Learning the art of gladiator fighting Wandering around the Colosseum in Rome, you try to imagine what it must have been like in ancien...

"Hey, you're not supposed to be in there. Don't touch that!" Not exactly words you want to hear when visiting the Vatica...

I am overwhelmed right now trying to get the kids registered in three different schools. I've been flipping through my travel photos for...

Gondola ride along Venice's Grand Canal I first visited Venice when I was almost 20 years old. Back then, I left with two regrets. ...