The cheapest way to see art and history in any Italian city is to visit churches and cemeteries.They rarely have admission costs and are open seven days a week. During…

We flew out of Athens on a warm Friday afternoon and into the northern Italian metropolis of Milan. Our first stop was the city’s cathedral, known as the Duomo. The…

No vacation in Greece is complete without a trip to their famous islands, but we weren’t really in a position to spend the time and money to travel out to…

Most of our outings in Athens centered on the Acropolis, but we also took time to visit the big archaeology museum and relax at the beach. And one night at…

We made it through the slow-moving and confusing security procedures at Tel Aviv airport in about an hour before the short flight over the eastern Mediterranean to our next destination…

We began our trip in the megametropolis of Istanbul. Best known as the only city that spans two continents, there were definitely times where we felt we were in Europe…

As you may or may not have heard we’re moving back to Seattle at the end of June. We’ll be back in the USA just in time for its (and…

About a 35-minute train ride out of Naples is the famous archaeological site of Pompeii. A Roman city that was buried in ash when the volcano Vesuvius erupted in AD…

For our fifth wedding anniversary Kim decided that she wanted to return to Italy. So after our guests had left, we hopped on a plane to Naples. We saw lots…

After visiting Spain, Ron and Joyce spent a few days in London, but we also took the time out to drive north to Warwick Castle. Located in the town of…