Strolling Palermo, Sicily
With a week left in Italy, a jaunt from Naples to the isle off the toe of Italy’s boot sounds like a…
Western Europe
Irene Butler Naples, Herculaneum, Vesuvius – in Superb Southern Italy
Nestling in Naples The city of Naples (Napoli to locals) at first glance appears tattered and unloved with its grime and rampant…
Pompeii – Phenomenal Ruins of Southern Italy
In the realm of archeological sites, the mention of Pompeii is highly recognized around the world as the ancient city destroyed by…
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Sitting high on a promontory overlooking valleys and rivers is the Old Town of Luxembourg. For over 1000 years these gorges were…
Brussels and Ypres Belgium
Brussels is the dashing capital of this eccentric little country, with comic book fanatics, sublime chocolates, great beer, and a boy peeing…
Amsterdam -The Netherlands (a.k.a. Holland)
The many canals of Amsterdam radiate out from Central Station like silky blue ribbons that are joined with solid stitches of bridges…
Germany Excerpt from “Our Book” Trekking the Globe
“PROST to München!” we toasted Munich Germany, the big city with small town ideas. Gemütlichkeit is what Germans call the convivial atmosphere…