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Exploring: San Gimignano and Tuscan Wine Tasting
We start the day in Siena with a continental breakfast – the standard, uninspired fare of hardboiled eggs, cold cuts, cheese, bread....
May 31, 20204 min read


Exploring: 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 25, 20205 min read


Exploring: Pompeii and Naples, Italy
This post details a day trip to Naples and Pompeii from Rome, during our summer excursion through Italy.
May 17, 20206 min read


Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day
The big news today is that it’s been 75 years since Nazi Germany formally accepted surrender against the Allied Forces, marking the end...
May 8, 20204 min read


Exploring: Travel Blog Intro / Rome, Italy
This post details the Rome portion of our summer travels through Italy.
May 3, 20205 min read
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