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...

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...

Italy is opening up again and the museums are finally welcoming visitors after almost 6 months of closed doors. The famed Uffizi Gallery...

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...

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...

[* updated to July 2024; I will add the ones that are open for business at the end of the post.] Everybody's been talking about...

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...

March 8th is International Women's Day, so let's celebrate with a historical tribute through time. Here's to the goddesses, temptresses,...

I just saw the trailer for Pixar's new movie, "Luca" (a boy's name here in Italy = Luke) and couldn't believe it was set in the Cinque...

Hey, it's museum day! I managed a quick visit to the imposing Pitti Palace a few weeks ago, right before they shut the museums down again...

Wandering the streets of Florence you see all sorts of interesting things, from the ancient to the modern... In a city known for...

Everybody comes to Florence for the art, the culture, the history, or let's not forget the food, the wine, the shopping! But one of the...

The first lockdown here in Italy was among the strictest in the world, with a ban against leaving your house for any reason except food,...

I don't fit neatly into many categories but "Free Spirit" sure hits the mark. I have few possessions and traveling is my life's passion....