While we believe that the Nazis were ruthless fanatics led by a fascist dictator, it is a sad fact that there are despots and their acolytes around the world today who think Hitler was a hero and who ...

In our relentless pursuit of visiting as many of the National Parks as possible (there are 63 that have the "National Park" designation), we set our sights on the largest of them all, namely the ...

The next day we head off to a neighbourhood with a bohemian vibe called Grunerlokka or "Lokka" to the locals. We went to fresh food and flower markets as well as crafty markets and to two different ...

En route we stopped at the North End Organic nursery. It was a great place with a massive variety of plants and seeds from local growers. The nearest equivalent at home would be Riverside garden ...

Sunday morning we began the day with breakfast on the terrace at Locanda del Papa. They seemed to have an endlessly supply of croissants and preserves and for the hundredth time I cursed the ...

Last night’s sleep was more complete and we woke up at 6am feeling refreshed. Hit the combini for coffees, juice and a plum onigiri. Got ready, headed out for the day. We’re headed to Ebisu and in ...

Our local Polish friends from Siedlce – Martha and Chris - invited us to visit an oustanding event in Korchew – the Magic of the Twenties Festival, a traditional annual event taking place on the ...

After a day with lots of rain, followed by one with none at all, today’s forecast was for sunshine and showers. We decided on another walk, with the possibility of a couple of small museums for ...

Shortly afterward we spilled out of the center onto the street that ran along the bank of the Arno. Florence's famous river also runs through Pisa, countless serpentine turns after passing under the ...

After the final Saturday market around Parma we didn't have any stops to make before Cinque Terre. We took the E33 highway most of the way and then a series of smaller roads to our agriturismo. The ...

For our last full day in Taormina, Christina and I were heading out to learn Sicilian cooking from a professional chef. We walked down to the rendezvous point where other participants were already ...