I will never forget the first time I went to Venice, my wife in tow. Usually, I do all the planning, and she is ever happy with my choices. Sometimes I make mistakes but we have learned not to let mistakes ruin our trips. Venice was however different from the cities we had visited before. … Read more
Lake Como is without a doubt one of the most beautiful places in Italy. I have been there with my wife severally, and I have done most of the things there are to do, and I believe that earns me the authority to advise on what is good and what’s not. Lake Como isn’t just … Read more
If you ask anyone who has been to the Vatican City, they will tell you that the Vatican Museums are quite overwhelming. There is just way too much to see, and sometimes it’s quite crowded. That, however, changes when you enter the Sistine Chapel. And you can’t visit the chapel alone. The ticket is sold … Read more
The best thing about the Trevi Fountain is that you hear it before you see it, especially early in the morning (which is when we first saw it, and so should you). I vividly remember my wife and I walking along Via Poli, taking a left turn and coming face-to-face with something we had wanted … Read more
On our first night in Rome, my wife and I had an experience we wouldn’t wish on our readers. We decided to have supper at a very touristy restaurant, and the experience was nothing short of underwhelming. First, we had to queue up for about 30 minutes in order to get a table. And finally, … Read more
Let me tell you something that took me far too long to figure out about the Amalfi Coast. Positano is absolutely gorgeous. I am not going to argue with that. The pastel houses tumbling down the cliff, the glittering sea, the lemon-scented air—it is all as magical as everyone says. But here is the thing … Read more
If Positano is the glamorous movie star of the Amalfi Coast—stunning, photogenic, and utterly crowded—then Atrani is the quiet, soulful neighbor who doesn’t need the spotlight. And honestly? That is precisely what makes it so special. Atrani is the smallest town in all of Italy — barely 0.05 square miles and home to just over 800 people. … Read more
Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck once wrote, “Positano is a dream. When you are there, it is not real. When you leave, it stays vivid.” Few places on earth live up to such poetic billing, but Positano, the crown jewel of Italy’s Amalfi Coast, delivers on every word. This former fishing village, now a UNESCO … Read more
Procida is the smallest of the three main islands in the Bay of Naples, a speck of land that measures just over one and a half square miles. It is often overlooked in favor of its more glamorous siblings, Capri and Ischia, and that is precisely its charm. While the other islands have been transformed … Read more
Ischia sits in the Gulf of Naples, a short ferry ride from the chaos of the city, yet it feels like a world away. While its more famous sibling Capri gleams with polished sophistication and draws crowds by the boatload, Ischia moves at a different pace. It is the largest island in the gulf, a … Read more