Travel and Leisure blog
Ljubljana is a small city inside the embrace of mountains, hills and the head waters of the Sava river. Intricately designed Austro-Hungarian architecture share their beauty with fun shops, funky cafes, bars, fantastic restaurants, cute side streets, alleys and lots of walking and biking paths to explore. When in Ljubljana we meet in the famous […]
I chose Livorno for its diverse history, famous coffee, proximity to the sea and centrality for road trips around Tuscany. While staying in Italy we went on many short-day trips to Florence, Pisa, Modena, Bologna, the Tuscan Alps, Grossetto and many other nearby places. We arrived in Livorno the day after a major storm, the […]
Slovenia has been on my wish list for many years. I moved from Zagreb to Ljubljana before the first Covid19 case in Zagreb, or Ljubljana. I had two weeks to explore before the first case in Ljubljana and I’ve enjoyed being contained in this cute, charming old European city, which has canals, the river Sava […]
Mercy is a mini schnauzer yorkshire terrier mix, they are called schnorkies, or snorkie. She’s about five kilos which makes her a perfect travel companion around Europe if she wasn’t claustrophobic. I was living in London in 2016. After a trip to New York for a conference I realized I really missed having a dog. […]
Must do activities while in Italy is a road trip through the province of Grosseto, in the Tuscan region, for exploring back roads, lovely farms, fantastic wines, interesting hill top towns like Montemerano, Saturnia, thermal baths at Cascate del Mulino and the restaurant La Solina. My mother came to visit me during my stay in […]
Spring is perfect for exploring Venice, finding interesting shops along the city’s narrow passageways is easy without all the large summer crowds. Shopping for locally made trinkets is nice when the staff, or owners can spend time explaining all the great aspects of their wares. Water taxis to Murano, Burano and the neighboring islands are […]
Veliko Tarnovo is a charming medieval town on a hill located in the Yantra river valley. The hilltop town is one of the oldest in Bulgaria; known for its charming streets lined with artisan shops including: silversmiths who make jewelry by knotting silver cord, leathermakers making rustic purses and belts and ceramic artists making historic […]
While in Zagreb for winter 2019/2020 I met a lovely young woman at the Garden Brewery sausage stand in Advent. Advent is the Christmas celebration which takes over the city for a few months. She introduced me to her sister who introduced me to the beer connoisseur who told me all about the history of […]
We woke up really early in the morning on March 11th 2019 in our Hampton Inn Krakow, then dragged all our bags to the hotel lobby where we waited for our driver from My Day Trip, he was right on time. He loaded us into his car and drove toward our first stop in Vlkolìnec. […]
I’ve come to Rotterdam many times over the years, I come because I can’t fly into the UK with a dog in the cabin. I fly from New York into Amsterdam, or Brussels, then take a train, or taxi to Rotterdam where I spend a few days at the Hilton Rotterdam before taking a taxi […]