Most of my long trips begin with a red-eye out of Montreal, and a fair number of those red-eyes put me down at Schiphol with hours to spend before the next leg. …
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, at the base of the CN Tower in Toronto, is a lot of fun, and the Dangerous Lagoon is the best of it. It is the aquarium’s largest …
I am usually disappointed by airport food, and by airport coffee even more. So Café Flor, on Schiphol’s D pier, was a surprise. We stopped there in May while we waited to …
Ciao viaggiatori 🌍 There are moments when travel takes your breath away, not because you’re tired, but because you’re standing in the presence of something so vast, so storied, and so deeply …
Ciao dolci amici, 🍦🌙 Evenings in Rome have a way of softening time. The crowds thin, the light melts into a golden haze, and the pace slows just enough to remind you …
Ciao curiosi esploratori, 🔍💧 Just steps away from the bustling crowds tossing coins into the Trevi Fountain lies something most visitors miss entirely: a quiet, ancient world beneath the surface. Welcome to …
Ciao sognatori, 🌊I followed the sound before I saw it, the rush of water, the hush of voices, the flutter of expectation. And then, like a curtain pulled back on a Roman …
Ciao lettori curiosi, 🌟🔮 I didn’t plan to retrace a thriller while in Rome, but sometimes, the city leads you there. As I walked from the Pantheon to Castel Sant’Angelo, memories of …
Ciao amici affamati 🥖🌿Tucked near the Pantheon in the heart of Rome, All’Antico Vinaio lives up to the hype. Originally from Florence and now beloved across Italy (and even abroad), this sandwich …
Ciao dear readers 💖 There are places in the world that make you pause. Not just because of what they are, but because of what they make you feel. The Pantheon in …
Ciao miei cari lettori, ☕🌸 Some cafés serve coffee. Others serve time travel. During my spring stay in Rome, I treated myself to a quiet, reflective moment at one of the city’s …
Ciao my fellow readers🌸There are places in Rome that never lose their magic, no matter how many times you visit. The Spanish Steps are one of them. I’ve seen them glowing at …
Ciao miei cari lettori🌍 Not every morning in Rome begins with grandeur, but this one did. Tucked within the heart of the Vatican Museums, just before the rush of art-hungry crowds, I …
Ciao miei cari lettori🌍 There are places in the world where time folds in on itself, where beauty speaks in frescoes and silence, and where every corner offers a brushstroke of history. …
Ciao miei cari lettori🎥 This spring, I found myself standing in St. Peter’s Square during one of the most emotional and historic moments in recent memory. I had just arrived in Rome …
