Italy’s Amalfi Coast, Beckoningly Unreal
John Steinbeck once wrote that the Amalfi coast “isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after …
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Time-Traveling Through the Streets of Pompeii
One of my favorite stops during my travels last summer was visiting the ancient ruins of Pompeii, a sprawling city buried …
2018 – A Look Back, a Look Forward
The end of a year always signals a kind of reckoning for me, the urge to look back and assess …
Inside the Holy Grove of Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia
Stepping inside La Sagrada Familia cathedral is like walking into an enchanted forest. Your gaze goes and up and up, …
“A Terrifying & Edible Beauty,” Gaudi’s La Sagrada Familia
This stunning cathedral, a tribute to Antonio Gaudi’s genius and imagination, his love of God and Nature, was begun in …
A Mermaid’s Dream House, Casa Battlo
When I stepped inside Antoni Gaudi’s Casa Batllo in Barcelona, I felt like I was back on La Gitana, swimming …
Down the Rabbit Hole with Salvador Dali
One highlight from my trip to Bruges this summer was visiting the Salvador Dali Museum. Dali is celebrated for his …
Musee d’Orsay, Eye-Candy for Art Lovers
I could have spent weeks savoring up all this museum has to offer, instead I had five hours. Still I …
Recipe for a Painting: Durrell on Venice at Dawn
Quote of the Week “These thoughts belong to Venice at dawn, seen from the deck of the ship which is …
In Bruges – “Like Being in a Fairy Tale”
In the brilliant dark comedy “In Bruges,” a mobster sends his two hitmen to Bruges to cool their heels after …
