Adventures in London
I met a couple from Canada who learned the ABC, then taught it to me. Allow me to explain that ABC is what the Brits call Another Bloody...


Adventures in Edinburgh
I am smack center in Edinburgh’s historic quarter trying to picture what life in the Middle Ages was like, when sanitation had no real...


Adventures in Dublin
I DON'T LIKE GUINNESS . It has a certain taste that prevents me from finishing my pint. Then I went to Dublin and suddenly the Guinness...


Penises in Pompeii
Now that I've caught your attention, what is up (no pun intended) with stone penises gracing the entry way to these ancient homes and...


Adventures in Athens
Athens isn’t what it used to be; it’s better. People used to say "get to Athens, see the biggies (Acropolis, Ancient Agora, museum), then...


Adventures in Capri
“How many more steps”...asks my husband after climbing for the last hour and a half. “I think I can see the top” I replied as cheerily as...


Adventures in Santorini
Can Santorini really be the lost city of Atlantis? Some experts seem to think so when they put together Plato’s Dialogues describing...


Adventures in Hydra
Take a step back in time when you arrive at the dock to be greeted by donkeys...not taxis; when you don’t set an alarm on your mobile...


Adventures in Naples
The joke goes like this: Italians take a minute to heat up and the French takes 3 days to defrost. While that isn’t specific to Naples,...


Adventures Down the Amalfi Coast
I had taken a Dramamine tablet just in case. The wildly scenic coastal drive along the Amalfi coast with hairpin turns can make you think...

