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The Giro d'Italia Starts in Northern Ireland
This year the Giro d'Italia, the world's second biggest bike race (and the one before the Tour de France), starts in Northern Ireland. The three days they spend there will take them through 426.7km of...
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Off to Rome!
In a few hours we'll be streaking off to Roma on the Frecciabianca. We're staying in an apartment in the Prati neighborhood, northwest of the Vatican and just outside the boundaries of our Rome Map....
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Pack like a Travel Expert
Did you know that pretty much every professional traveler has a secret they use to pack their bags for a long vacation? Did you ever think that each of those secrets might be a little different,...
View ArticleMalta Arts Festival
Ever want to say you saw the first iteration of a great arts festival? Well, you have a chance. They've announced the first Malta Arts Festival to be held July 14th to August 2nd.The show opens with...
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New Rome Colloseum Tours
Rome has added some interesting new ways to see the ancient wonders it's know for. After some cleaning up and shoring up, the Colosseum is ready for you. Not only can you get inside, but you can peer...
View ArticleUnanswerable Travel Questions: Answered!
Some of the questions Europe travel receives seem to come from another planet--but I figure interplanetary travel is better than no travel at all. What I'm thinking is that folks looking to take their...
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Getting Away From It all in Portugal
Portugal is a very popular destination right now. It offers everything from the peace, solitude, and fabulous mountain biking opportunities available in the the Schist Villages to the sun, sea and sand...
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Old Port
One of the great things wine lovers can do on vacation is to taxi or walk over to Vila Nova de Gaia from a base in Porto to see the Port wine houses just across the river. Last night we took a little...
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Something's Fishy in Aveiro
We've left the cool blue-tile world of Porto for the town of Aveiro, the "Venice of Portugal" because, yes, a canal runs through it. Fishing and salt once provided the wealth of Aveiro, but today the...
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The Portuguese and Bacalhau
Vasco Amaro is the manager of Salpoente, a recent addition to the Aviero restaurant scene specializing in Codfish--bacalhau in the local lingo. His restaurant is loaded with art that makes you want to...
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