Visiting Greece always intimidates me a little bit. It’s not like visiting Spain (I speak fluent Spanish), Italy (Italian is close enough to Spanish for me to get by) or even France (which is similar to no language I know, but at least uses the phonetic alphabet). I know three words in Greek: kalimera (good Read more
On our ten day Carnival Vista itinerary, eight of those days were port days (and one was embarkation day), which meant on this brand new ship with all kinds of new features and new things to explore, we only had one sea day to do it all in. We’re pretty adept at packing our days Read more
La dolce vita. Our first two days in Italy were all about the rich history and stunning architecture of the cities we were visiting. Our third day in Italy? That was our day to enjoy the Italian culture and lifestyle. La dolce vita. The sweet life. And there was no better way to enjoy that Read more
Oh, Rome. What can I say about Rome? How many words exist to describe a city so rich and unique? The sun was up and we were already docking in Civitavecchia when we woke up this morning. Our tour wasn’t meeting as early as our tour the previous day had, so we had a little Read more
I remember our last (and first) visit to Florence vividly. Granted, it was only a year ago, but I remember it as if it were yesterday. I remember entering through the Palazzo Panciatichi and wondering to myself what was so special about Florence that everyone I know who has visited waxed poetic about it. I Read more
