Love this amazing sandcastle photographed by Lynda Mc Keown. Not sure if she actually created this masterpiece, but it's pretty cool, noneth

I have friends and colleagues who have really wanted to see this part of Italy but just haven't gotten around to exploring.

After I finished my work yesterday, I got the notion to look for a new hotel to visit when I am in Florence next Spring.

Turns out that often reality - in cruising anyhow - is just the opposite.

Speaking of tours - I certainly heard from a lot of you last week about the Southern Gems of Italy tour for next March-April!

I know no one likes to talk about today's subject matter, but they are a fact of everyday life as well as things to know when embarking on a

Happy, Happy Independence Day from the first town in the first state!

With all the times I've visited Naples, Italy I was sure I had an overall map of the city I could use to determine the precise location of o

I was recently discussing the merits of visiting Pompeii with a couple. One of them wondered why anyone would want to visit such a sad place

After a long siege of major delays at the State Department during covid and for a couple of years after, the process has returned to managea