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The Acqua Alta Bookshop or Libreria Acqua Alta is one of those “instagrammable” places we see all over social media. But more than that I wanted to see it for what it’s also known for – it’s named for one of the most interesting bookshops in the...

There is this beautiful, quaint part of Rome called Trastevere. I had heard about it from a friend who had lived there for a few years when she was based in Rome…I had seen it on “the ‘gram”. And I had my daughter with me on the trip so, of course, we were...

Monteriggioni – a wee comune in the province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany. This medieval walled town is ABSOLUTELY charming. We got there at the end of the day, as the sun began to set…it was incredibly surreal to walk around this small town of about 9,000...

Zeus’ Altar at Mount Ida, Canukkale, Turkey The Legend goes that Zeus sat upon this place and watched the wars between the gods go on. Here upon Mount Ida he could overlook the Aegean Sea and the Greek island of Lesbos. The view is simply stunning. One of the many breathtaking...