Dining in Curacao – When Noon Is King
Willemstad or Fortress Restaurant Choices vary on dining at noon at Curacao if you have a car. For example, Fort Nassau is just perfect by car. At this noon dining experience you will find a superb wine menu and excellent meals. We recommend it highly but while the view is different – you will appreciate […]
Planning Sicily in 2025
The Island of Sicily offers rolling hills and citrus groves; the valley of ancient Roman temples; and sleepy coastal towns with pristine beaches or island tours; all in the shadow of their mother – Mount Etna. Harald Tomesch – Writer & Author Tweet Sicily at a glance is about the same size as Massachusetts or […]
The ABCs of the Dutch Carribean
The ABC Islands are all different – You have to imagine a painting. While historically they are part of the Dutch Antilles, the manner in which you explore them is very different when you arrive by air to have a hotel experience or a longer stay to explore the Islands. It is a very different […]
Bonaire – Old World Pace
Roosters crow at almost any time of night or day, billy goats walk the streets, donkeys bray, and the dogs are howling. The dogs on Bonaire even socialize in groups like they do in Greece or Turkey. You can sit in a Hillside Apartment overlooking Klein Bonaire and see a relief on the horizon that […]
Scotland – Planning a trip in 2023
“The west coast of Scotland has many fine strands of blinding white sands and turquoise waters that could pass for Caribbean beaches if it wasn’t for the weather.” The Lonely Planet – Scotland Tweet Scotland is about the size of South Carolina, or half as big as Wisconsin, or 30,000 square miles. So, where should […]
Eating in Aruba
For a spectacular view visit the California lighthouse, at the northern tip of Aruba. It was built in 1914-1916 and named after the steamship California which wrecked nearby in 1891. The lighthouse is open to the public and you can climb to the top for panoramic views. If you want a great Italian dinner, make […]
Aruba -Why My Happy Place?
Aruba’s license plates have the motto, “One happy island”. In our experience, I would say, 100% accurate. We arrived in Aruba in the early afternoon. The sun was shining, it was 84 degrees, just a few clouds in the sky and a cool (Jamie says warm) breeze blowing. Exit off the airplane, customs/passport control was […]
10 Things to do in Rome
First of all, let’s be clear. You could spend a lifetime in Rome and not see everything… we had 3 days. On the first day we traveled to Civita di Bagnoregio (see post) so that left us 2 days in Rome. Hotels are really important to us and Jamie has to have a pool. That’s […]
Top 20 Things To Do In Venice!
Venice – Venezia The only thing I knew about Venice was what you see at Las Vegas at the Venetian Hotel… a couple of bridges over a pristine canal and some romantic gondolas with gondoliers dressed in striped red or blue T-shirts. I was completed awestruck at my first look of the real, authentic Venice! […]
Civita di Bagnoregio – Ancient Endangered Hill Town
THEME: You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden! Matthew 5: 14 MOVIE: The Name of the Rose (Sean Connery, 1986) KINDLE: (Il nome della rosa) The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (Italian Author), 1980 WINE: Le Poggere Rosso Lazio IGT , (Cabernet Sauvignon & Sangiovese), […]