1) Visiting trulli houses in Puglia 2) Taking a cooking class and bringing a little of Italy home with you. 3) Basking in the sun on a fabulous beach 4) Medieval churches throughout the country 5) Eating and drinking some of the best cuisine in the world! We have some fabulous...
Carnival in Venice. It’s been a dream of mine as a photographer for years to go! So why not the next one?! Call me crazy or call me brilliant to organize something spectacular like this in the midst of winter, but I did it! Only 4 spaces available. FOUR! It’s a spur of the moment...
The Spanish Steps. Everyone puts them on their bucket list when visiting Rome. I had wanted to visit them my first time in Rome – but I had but an afternoon to see a few things so put it off. It wasn’t until 9 years later did I finally see them with my daughter last...
I have been to Venice twice before I decided to give Accademia a visit. I had heard about it, of course, and advised my my Italian neighbour who I fondly call Nonna, to go! So when Venice was the first stop of my daughter’s graduation/18th birthday trip, we did just that...
The first time I went to Italy back in 2008, I visited the tiny island of Burano. My eyeballs BURST as I saw all the colours of the residents’ homes. This was one of my most memorable shots from that trip; we had just gotten off the vaporetto from San Marco (I was traveling...
When you think of gelato, you think of Italy. And when you think of Italy you think of gelato. The amount of flavours is unlimited!! The two go hand in hand! Everytime I visit Italy I make sure to have at the very least ONE gelato while I’m there. If i’m really...
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...
When I saw this gorgeous graphic art by Muti Studios in the January edition of West Jet’s Airline Magazine, I was SO inspired! Then I thought, how on earth can I come up with FIFTY reasons why people should travel with us!? You know what…I got to 50 in NO time! I was...
Montefalco is known for its wines for sure and rightfully so! Montefalco sponsors a major festival called Settimana Enologica — or Wine Week — where visitors can enjoy the principal wines produced in the area. Montefalco is a stunning town located in the heart...