Today's post is all about nature. My home base in the U.S. is on a narrow barrier island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I love...

Happy New Year from the Outer Banks of North Carolina! It's lovely here in the off-season and I'm grateful that I was able to travel this...

I received notice of my termination today After 20 years of working for a small tour operator (ten of those full-time) I'm finally going...

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

Hello finally from my home in Florence! This is a great time to be in Tuscany as the savage heat of the summer has eased and now there’s...

After a fun few days on the island of São Miguel (see pt. 1 of the Azores adventure here) it was time to head to Faial, where my friend...

Some of my favorite trips are the spontaneous ones where I impulsively decide to go somewhere I know nothing about. That happened to me...

We all try to avoid long lay-overs when we fly but you can also extend your visit and turn it into a fun "stopover"! I did it last week...

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,...

The Tour de France began this weekend so I just had a chat with my old friend and former guiding colleague Luca Magnoni. He and I have...

Here's one last post from my recent trip to the U.S. and then I promise to return to Italy! My memories of New York were mostly of...

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

I had never spent much time in Miami but recently went there to visit my niece, and she took me around to see the sights. The city lies...

I normally cover the southern Mediterranean but my U.S. home base is in the Outer Banks of North Carolina (affectionately dubbed the...

After 14 months of pandemic and 7 months without even leaving the Florence city limits, I finally decided to get outta Dodge and fly back...

Greece just announced that it's opening its borders to international travelers on May 14th, so I figured it was a good time to check in...

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...

This weekend marked the start of spring but it's been springing for a while here in Tuscany. Sunday was also "International Day of...

Hello everyone! I’ve just finished recording my first podcast (!!!!) so now you have two ways to get news from my adventures. I won’t...