Category Archives: Destination Spotlight

Photo essay of a particular place.

To celebrate Earth Day, I am posting a entry about some wonderful hot springs we visited in Tuscany that few people know about. There are plenty of expensive day spas scattered around southern Tuscany, but these Fosso Bianco hot springs are natural, peaceful, and free! And definitely off the beaten path. International visitors are pretty […]

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Winter is a magical time to visit Yellowstone’s Mammoth Springs… when wisps of hot steam hitting icy air create thick rime frost that coats bare tree branches and wooden boardwalks edging the hot springs… transforming this geothermal wonderland into a fantasy fairyland. Elsewhere, bison in their snow-matted fur lumber quietly through the wilderness swaying their […]

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  Day 2 of our transumanza adventure— the age-old tradition of leading animals on an annual migration to higher mountain pastures in the Apennines Mountains of Abruzzo, in central Italy. My 16 year old daughter and I had joined a group of mostly Italian people, an Italian guide, and some Maltese, who had collectively joined […]

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It’s almost Thanksgiving…the time when we’re traditionally reunited with our families. Outside my window, cool winds whip through bare trees, and temps drop low enough to snow. But my thoughts drift to the shepherd and the flock of sheep that we left high in the mountains of central Italy this past summer. It’s certainly cold […]

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My daughter and I spent 4 days in the lovely Cinque Terre in northern Italy… Ligurian Italian Riviera If you’re not familiar with this region, this destination is fast becoming a tourist hot spot, and it can be pretty crowded in the summer months when people flock to the coast, visiting the five pastel-faded medieval […]

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