May 31, 20204 minExploring: San Gimignano and Tuscan Wine TastingWe start the day in Siena with a continental breakfast – the standard, uninspired fare of hardboiled eggs, cold cuts, cheese, bread....
May 25, 20205 minExploring: Intro to Tuscany / Destination Siena“Tuscany looks like what all of Italy should look like.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (attributed) We stare out the train window as the...
May 17, 20206 minExploring: Pompeii and Naples, ItalyThis post details a day trip to Naples and Pompeii from Rome, during our summer excursion through Italy.
May 8, 20204 minCommemorating the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) DayThe big news today is that it’s been 75 years since Nazi Germany formally accepted surrender against the Allied Forces, marking the end...