Europe

I’ve become quite blasé about jewelry. There’s a sameness to many pieces or reinterpreted —the same old, same old.  However, my heart began to pulsate when I saw Orsa Maggiore...

   OLA MADRID THE MAGNIFICENT! Madrid is a city of plenty.  It has at least 44 museums, a history that is daunting, many imperial boulevards, numerous theatres, palaces, outdoor monuments.  It’s a...

Although this newsletter is from an article of a few years ago when the world was safe, it's still a goodie and an adventure that continues to bring laughter and tears as its memory lingers on. My day of...

As Poland increasingly becomes a travel destination, chances are stops will include the capital, Warsaw plus the ancient city of Krakow, and perhaps Wroclaw (formerly Breslau). MOST UNIQUE JOURNEY FROM...

My guide, Renata and I reach the historic, over 700 year old town of Swidnica.  As with most Polish cities and towns, there's a main square where we have a typical but far too large Polish lunch of steak,...

This is our 21st newsletter. We have had great response and we try keeping the letter short enough to read in a cyber-minute. Tell us at bk@barbara3.com what else you would like added to these missives? What...

I hired a taxi driver to orient me around Madrid and to show off their magnificent buildings. Of course, the architecture of the 20th and 21st century is there to admire, too. But few cities have the...

The epicentre of Spain, is Madrid. Sure, there may be opposing opinions from Valencia, Seville or Barcelona, all dynamic cities. But when it comes to having it all, few cities, almost anywhere, Madrid is...

It isn’t unusual for most travellers to know the country name Corsica, The location  often stumps even the savviest traveller. Is it part of Italy, maybe an island off  Greece?.  This well kept secret...

Corsica’s fine accommodations  They are amusing, serious, luxurious and with friendly, helpful staff…all of them. Let’s get this straight. Corsica is not part of Italy although at the closest...