Best Places to Visit in Puglia, Italy I had no idea that the Puglia (aka Apulia) region of Italy existed until I came across some…
9 Days on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast
9 Days on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast I recently traveled to Croatia and enjoyed this itinerary with my 22 year old daughter, but it would work…
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik, Croatia I have to admit, I didn’t really know what to expect of Croatia. I had seen pictures of Dubrovnik and, as a Game…
Capri
Capri Island The Isle of Capri, located in the Bay of Naples just off the Sorrento headland, has been a desirable destination since the times…
Amalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast The Amalfi Coast, nicknamed “The Divine Coast”, will absolutely take your breath away. With its steep inclines rising directly from the Mediterranean that…
Cinque Terre
Cinque Terre, Italy I remember reading the “Famous Five” book series as a kid, but I now suspect that the real Famous Five might just…
Bellagio – Lake Como
Bellagio – Lake Como The idyllic town of Bellagio, combined with the picturesque beauty of Lake Como, is truly “a dream within a dream” (to…
Lake Como
Lake Como, Italy Of all the places we have traveled to, Lake Como (or Lago di Como) could well be our favorite. So much so,…
My Story
I guess you could say I have the travel bug in my blood.
My “Kiwi” (slang for New Zealander) parents were text-book hippy wanderers and, in the early 70s, managed to drive a VW Kombi Van from London, through France and Spain, and then down the entire African continent… all while I was in utero. Needless to say, their many travel adventures could easily have been written into a New York Times “bestseller”!