The afternoon tour was physically easier.  Our guide, Fabian (yes, another, but different, Fabian), and his colleague picked us up with a...

Two different guides, five different venues – a full day!  Lets get going. Since it looked like it would be a short walk and we were full...

After our down time in Tuscany, we were ready to hit the big cities again.  We drove back to Florence, dropped off our car, and boarded a...

Food was the focus of our last full day in Tuscany.  As Chef Ryan says with a smile, “Would you like to cook some delicious food, have...

Today’s focus was on art.  Michelangelo was born in a small town in Tuscany, but the family was based in Florence.  After his mother died...

The day after all that rain, the weather was beautiful as we wheeled our luggage to the canal for a water taxi to the train station. Such...

We started the first full day in Venice by going down our alley to a little sandwich shop to buy our breakfast of meats, cheeses, rolls,...

We arrived in Venice this morning with a huge sigh of relief and delight. Our luggage made it!  It was the FIRST piece out! This is a...

While this trip started with lots of excitement and anticipation, it quickly transformed into a travel nightmare. It’s as if we entered a...

Guardare fuori Italia …. arriviamo! We are very excited about this trip.  Foremost, Italy has a very special meaning in our family....