I just finished my 28th year of leading tours and it was a truly spectacular one. From the new destinations (Cuba! Morocco!) to the...

Like many Italian cities, Florence has hundreds of churches, from the massive Duomo to tiny hidden chapels, and it's hard to know which...

Buongiorno June 1st! Summer is almost here, and with it comes a very full tour season for me -- my first year as co-boss of Wild Sage!...

"Prudenza!" the van warned, via a disembodied voice coming from my navigator advising me to be careful. I was cruising down a nearly...

Hail, history fans! I've had a busy fall season with lots of travel, for work and for play. My latest trip was a ten-day voyage with my...

One of the most unexpected museums in Florence is the Museo Stibbert, which houses the eclectic collection of Frederick Stibbert (1838 -...

I recently spent a few days in the region of Lazio (the region of Rome) on a little birthday trip, and one of the most unexpected and...

Southern Italy has a totally different feel from the rolling hills here in Tuscany, or the plains and mountains of the North. Puglia...

Tuscany is so big, there are still places I've never seen in my 25 years of guiding here. So I was thrilled to have the chance to visit...

¡Hola! and welcome to Spain! I was just in Spain on business so decided to extend my stay a few days and really explore the fascinating...

Most people think of Italy as a summer destination and come for the beaches and al fresco dining, but that's also when it's hot and...

As promised, here's a follow-up to my previous post about the amazing collection at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. My...

I had a few extra hours in Athens recently so decided to visit the fascinating National Archaeological Museum. I had already been but it...

The summer sun can be brutal in Florence, and it's often one of the hottest cities in Italy since it's landlocked and in a wide valley,...

Today marks the 32nd anniversary of the mass demonstrations and eventual violent crackdown in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Amazingly, my...

I recently spent a week in New York City to cap off my visit to the U.S., and I decided to go to the city's premier museum, the...

The lockdown in Italy in the spring of 2020 was one of the strictest in the world; not only did we have to socially-distance and wear...

I've spent the past year exploring every inch of Florence's city limits, so I thought it would be fun to check in with my friend and...

One of my favorite works of art is this powerful statue called "The Dying Gaul." It's in the Capitoline Museum in Rome and has a...