More travel tips for Italy

Great tips from an author who lives in Italy You checked your passport three times. You remembered the good shoes. You still forgot these. I live in Italy. I know exactly what is missing from your suitcase right now — because I watch tourists discover it the hard way every single week. THE ITALY-SPECIFIC ADAPTER […]

A visit to Siena, Tuscany

Visiting one of Tuscany’s most beautiful places on a hot day in June requires some creativity and planning. First – find a place to park that is not too far of a walk from the city center. With help from the hosts at our luxury villa hotel outside of Montepulciano, check. On this visit I […]

Where Do You Want To Go Next?

October 2, 2015 James just finished a very unique trip with a mother and her 29 year-old son from near Boise, Idaho. When asked where in the world he wanted to go, young Andrew said he wanted to experience the Alps and some of Southern Germany. We worked together on an itinerary which fit in […]

Exploring Edinburgh, Scotland

(Post uploaded after June 17 to 28 trip in Ireland, Scotland and England) Edinburgh! This city should have an exclamation point after its name on town signs, maps and so on. It’s that great of a city. Scotland’s capital and second largest city after Glasgow, the city attracts more than a million visitors per year, […]

Resources

Genealogy Related Sites Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet — Cyndi features thousands of links to genealogical web sites. A great starting point for the beginner or a source of new information for the experienced researcher. Kirchbau.de helps you determine the age of your ancestral church with a simple and easy to use […]

Cheap Place to Stay in Berlin

Finding a reasonable place to sleep in the heart of Berlin can be a challenge. Luckily, my friends Georg and Martina are developing vacation apartments in a former spice warehouse and apartment building in Kreuzberg, an exciting and multi-cultural district of Berlin which once butted right up against the former Berlin Wall. I was fortunate […]