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Assisi, the Birthplace of St. Francis

It was a five-hour drive from Positano to Assisi, except for our stop at the Royal Palace of Caserta. The town of Assisi is on a hill. We...

Breathtaking Positano and Amalfi Coast

We drove in our rental car from Matera to Positano. It is normally a 4-hour drive, but it took us much longer as the coastal road from Am...

The Caves of Matera and the City of Alberobello

We picked up our rental car at the Bari airport. Bari is the main city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic Sea. Sixt rental car gave us ...

A Few Days in Dubrovnik, Croatia

We drove in our rental car from Kotor, Montenegro, to Dubrovnik. It only took a couple of hours. It’s a very nice drive. We had planned t...

Montenegro and the Charming Medieval City of Kotor

Montenegro and the charming medieval city of Kotor It took less than an hour to fly from Belgrade (Serbia) to Tivat (Montenegro). Tivat a...

Discovering Serbia’s Capital, Belgrade

We flew from Tampa with stopovers in Washington and Frankfurt. We arrived at the Belgrade’s airport in early afternoon. We picked up our ...

Visiting South Dakota (Mt. Rushmore) during the 4th of July Week

We flew from Tampa with a stopover in Dallas. It only took a few hours until we landed in Rapid City. We picked up our rental car at the ...

Skiing in Beaver Creek, Colorado

After many years we finally organized a ski trip to Colorado. Being Swiss, I started skiing when I was three. We used to spend every wint...

Christmas Markets in France and Switzerland

We visited some wonderful Christmas markets for a few days. Our first stop was in Basel, Switzerland. The city is near France and Germany...

Cruising in the Beautiful Mediterranean

Our 7-day Greek Isles cruise on the Norwegian Star was leaving from Venice. We took a train from Switzerland to the Venice train station w...

A Visit of Breathtaking Switzerland

Here are a few places we visited during our last stay on Lake Geneva. Château de Chillon (on Lake Geneva near Montreux) Chillon Castle is...

Fête des Vignerons, a UNESCO Recognized Cultural Event Taking Place in Vevey, Switzerland

The Fête des Vignerons (Winegrowers’ Festival) is a traditional festival which takes place in Vevey four or five times per century. It ha...

Israel and The Holy City

This blog follows the previous blog related to our trip in Jordan. We crossed from Jordan to Israel at the King Hussein Bridge on a Wedne...

Jordan: So Much to See

We organized a two week trip to Jordan, Israel and Palestine. It took quite a while to figure out the best way to visit these countries. ...

Washington DC Cherry Blossoms Festival

We flew to Washington at the beginning of April for a 4-day week-end. For many years we had tried to come to see the cherry blossoms. It ...

Thanksgiving Cruise in Central America

We took a seven-day cruise out of Tampa on the Holland America Rotterdam to celebrate Thanksgiving. We sailed from Tampa on Sunday at 4:0...

Perfect Peru

We organized a 10-day trip to Peru in late August, just before the Labor Day weekend. August is supposed to be a good month as it is duri...

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