If you close your eyes and imagine an Italian seaside port replete with winding cobble stone streets, fishing boats moored in the harbor, muted light playing across red and yellow centuries old buildings, and perfect al dente pasta, that’s Alghero…. Read More ›
Places we’ve been
Pictures and information on a few of the places we have visited (in general, I don’t think of this as a travel blog!).
3 Days in the Tatras Mountains of Slovakia
When Igor and Vlasta ask us to go to the Tatras Mountains, we pack. What better way to see the central region of Slovakia than thru the eyes, and with the support, of two locals. I had read an editorial… Read More ›
Salzburg Austria and the Music Festival
When our friends, Syd and Debi, asked us to join them in Salzburg – where Debi and her choir were performing in the Salzburg Music Festival – we jumped on the offer. Salzburg is on my short list of places… Read More ›
3 Days in Budapest – Breakfast included…
Budapest is a city of palaces, cathedrals and synagogues, coffee houses and squares, a gilded Opera House and 500-year-old Turkish baths. It’s one of the loveliest cities in Europe, especially when seen from the banks of the Danube at night. … Read More ›
3 Days in Prague… on and off the beaten path…
The Prague skyline evoked a gasp as did our drink tab on the Old Town square. That’s the paradox of Prague. It’s a menage of tourist rip offs and heart stopping scenery, mind-blowing crowds and cobble stoned medieval streets. In… Read More ›