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  • Late last year the folks at Tripbase had a fun idea.  They selected a few travel bloggers, travel writers and travel experts to contribute three best kept travel secrets.  And once they contributed, similar to other blog memes out there,…

  • You know how I feel about Italy and Italian food.  It’s love.  Always love.  And though I know quite a bit about the food in Northern and Central Italy, other than fish, lemons and limoncello that I sampled on the…

  • Cemeteries usually aren’t at the top of any travel itinerary, particularly not one for the French Riviera. Beautiful beaches? Check. Decadent seafood dishes and gelato in every flavor? Check. Winding streets and bright colored buildings? Check. Ancient graves and tombs?…

  • Once upon a time, there was a man called Shakespeare who penned a story set in Verona, Italy called Romeo and Juliet.  And though the story was fictional, the Casa di Giulietta, a lovely courtyard with a house and balcony…

  • Located on the Italian Riviera, Cinque Terre is a rugged coastline, made up of “The Five Lands”  or the five villages: Vernazza, Corniglia, Monterosso al Mare, Riomaggiore, and Manarola. The Cinque Terre is so appealing because it does not display…

  • It has been argued that the French are experts in luxury and for some the city of Paris is synonymous with the term.  While there may be many of you who would argue this point, it is hard to deny…