It’s an island where monkeys still do the picking in coconut trees and you share the beach with bullocks. It’s also an island that’s been overrun by kitsch and clutter and sunbathers chugging beer. But […]
Once upon a time, before the scourge of Black Friday, the Christmas shopping season didn’t start before December and Santa Claus wasn’t a shill for a soft drink company. Remarkably, it’s still like that in […]
Who would you rather have as your bartender on a cruise to Mars aboard Star Trek’s Enterprise: Guinan (as played by Whoopi Goldberg) or Mr. Data? There’s no contest in my mind that you’d choose the wise-cracking mixologist who […]
The narrow streets were packed with pedestrians. Not surprising for Prague, even in November. Throughout the year this bustling city that never seems to sleep maintains its fasciation for visitors young and old. This civilized European city […]
Rome wasn’t built in a day, and it certainly can’t be seen in a day. But it’s always an adventure to see what you can on a day’s visit. The more you know of Rome, the […]
The abiding truth about Florence is that it’s a long journey inland from the cruise port of Livorno. That kept Firenze safe by being a day’s march inland for invaders, but let’s face it; the […]
The breathtaking beauty of Venice is both a blessing and its curse. No other place on Earth has matched the feat of keeping its shape since the high Renaissance. It’s evaded not only urban renewal […]
It’s a sign that you may not be boarding your flight when uniformed police surround the desk of the departure gate just before an agent is about to make an announcement. It happened on an […]
It’s hardly news that as airlines continue to shrink seat sizes to jam more people onto fewer planes, they’re hearing louder bleats from those who refuse to be sheep about the discomfort and extra charges […]
Salve! It translates literally as “hail,” and dates back to the days when they were wearing togas in the Forum. It’s still a standard morning greeting of Romans when they’re talking among themselves. You hear […]
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