Hi All, I just boarded my plane for New York. First of all, let me say that Heathrow Airport puts JFK to shame. I was able to go from my...

Hi All, Our group took it easy when we arrived two nights ago & ate at our hotel instead of walking a half hour into the city center for...

Hi All, After our stop at Auschwitz, the bus was very quiet.  We listened to a few songs like ˝Imagine˝ by John Lennon and reflected on...

Hi All, After getting a bit lost at the border between Slovakia & Poland, we finally arrived in Kraków at about 7:00 PM. After checking...

Hi All, We left Budapest early in the morning to head to Krakow. We stopped for lunch in a little town in Slovakia named Banska Bystrica....

Hi All, Budapest was amazing. When we got into Budapest and checked into our hotel, I immediately hopped over to a laundromat to drop my...

Hi All, We are on our way out of Austria to go to Budapest, Hungary.  Our time in Austria was short, but packed with activities. After...

Hi All! We just crossed into Austria from the Czech Republic and are about to arrive in Vienna. Today, we stopped in a town called Kutnà...

It appears that my posts from Dresden, Germany & Prague, Czech Republic disappeared from the internet before I could import them.  I’ve...

Guten Tag! I’m now in Berlin, my favorite European city outside of Italy. The history here amazes me every time I walk around. I...

Ciao Tutti, I woke up this morning at 8:00 AM for a tour of Milan that started at 9:30 AM. When I woke up, I could not find my camera...

Ciao Tutti, I’m on my way back from Lake Como.  Unfortunately, the weather hindered my enjoyment of the beautiful city and lake.  I...

Ciao Tutti, Before the opera yesterday, I went to grab a bite to eat at a restaurant near the theater that was highly recommended on...

Ciao Tutti, I can honestly say that I am pleasantly surprised with Milan. After only being here for one day, I think it is one of my...

Ciao Tutti, I am currently sitting on a train pulling out of the station in Florence watching the top portion of the Duomo fade away as...

Ciao Tutti, The past two days in Florence have been very busy.  Yesterday, I arrived to my hostel, Plus Florence, at noon and checked...

Ciao Tutti, I’m currently on a train from Naples to Florence. Last night was pretty uneventful. After I got back to Naples from Capri I...

Ciao Tutti, I arrived in Napoli at 10:30 AM and headed to my hostel immediately.  The directions on the hostel’s website said that I...

Ciao Tutti! I arrived in Reggio di Calabria two days ago at about 11:00 AM and took a taxi straight to the Bed and Breakfast that one of...

Hi All, Today is a very bittersweet day – the final day of the tour.  We woke up and had a three hour walking tour of Athens – our tour...