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Venice, the City of Canals
From Florence we took the autostrada on our way to Venice. We stopped in Ferrara, a city in Emilia-Romagna. The town has numerous palaces...


Florence, the Capital of Renaissance Art and Architecture
On our way from Assisi to Florence, we first visited Perugia, a city that goes back to the Etruscan period. The sites of interest include...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...
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