Europe

You can't have just one cannolo so it is often referred to in the plural, cannoli.   Let me explain this most popular dessert in Sicily, now being touted as the dessert du jour...

Nostalgia ain't what it used to be. So what if you are over 70. If you can still see and walk, the countries you've always wanted to visit are still there. Decades ago when I was in my early...

Hello and Happy New Year, With yet another year behind us it's time to start collecting feedback on Icelandic tourism in 2021, as well as thoughts for the coming year. Therefore, we'd like to invite you...

We all know what has happened to various professions during Covid 19. Along with many others, I am thinking about those in the travel industry. Travel has tanked. Seniors who, in the past, have enjoyed...

 I  certainly underestimated Iceland,  I thought I’d see the Norther Lights, touch an iceberg, and soak in the hot springs. Then I’d be on my way to my next stop, London UK. ...

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,...