Trastevere, we decided, is one of the best neighborhoods in Rome. We took a walking tour of Trastevere and were enchanted for a number of reasons. Rome is made up of many distinct areas, each with its own characteristics and charms. Each with fiercely loyal locals who consider the Roman neighborhood where they have lived, …
My favorite day in Sorrento was a complete surprise. I read plenty of guide books, watched all of the travel channel shows and thumbed through magazines before heading to the Almafi coast, but nothing really prepared me for Pontone. Or, more accurately, the hike to Pontone. My husband and I started out taking the ferry from …
I am not a spontaneous traveler. There, I admitted it. The months of day dreaming, web crawling, giddy early morning and late night conversations with my husband and hours thumbing through travel guides are really a huge part of what I love about the actual trip. No matter what dreary events I have to crawl …