So, with summertime over it seems that we are all back to working hard and juggling busy social, family, home and work lives. Travel for fun seems to be over for a while, but that doesn’t mean that travel itself is thrown to the wayside...
Before moving to DC, we admit that we had never heard of Longwood Gardens and can’t believe we never did, since they are spectacular. We’ve visited Biltmore Estate in North Carolina and Longwood Gardens is just as amazing (except, of course, they are outside gardens...
Less than an hour west of the DC beltway, reached via the rain-forest like GW Parkway and Georgetown Pike, is Virginia’s wine country. It’s a lush, green area of rolling hills, grand estates, and large vineyards filled with charming tasting rooms and beautiful views of...
As summer comes to a close, it seems that everyone we know is on their summer vacation – trying to get their final adventures in before the turn of the seasons and heading back to school and work on the Tuesday after Labor Day (if...
The last two posts we focused on Italy in general and Rome in particular, this week, we will focus on the most magical part of Italy outside of the magical cities of Florence and Rome… the Amalfi Coast. The Amalfi Coast is famous for it’s...
Beautiful Italy! There are so many amazing things about Italy, but my favorite has to be the warm and friendly Italian people, almost all of whom seem to have a relative in New York or elsewhere in the U.S. I know a little about Italian...
Last week we focused on the magical Plitvice Lakes and today we are focusing on Dubrovnik for our last post on Croatia. Dubrovnik is a famous city (pop 46,000) and UNESCO heritage site in Croatia – it is one of our favorite Mediterranean cities (not...
I love going to a place and knowing enough about it to have a basic itinerary, a must-see list, and perhaps even some reservations but not knowing exactly what to expect. This leaves plenty of room for the most magical of all travel experiences –...
I went to Croatia with one of my best friends a few years ago and I still think of it often - it remains one of my all-time favorite places. Croats are some of the most warm, decent, friendly people that I have ever had...
When you think of iconic places to celebrate holidays a few come to mind: NYC for NYE, Springtime in Paris, Easter in Rome, and DC for July 4th. The July 4th celebration in DC is something that you really should do once – it’s easy...