Ah, Dubrovnik. Adored by people like John Malkovitch, the king of Jordan and the late Pope John Paul II, this “jewel of the Adriatic” is Eastern Europe’s Venice, minus the flooding. The southern-most city in Croatia, Dubrovnik was one of…
Today, I’ll take you back to Apulia but this time to the outback to discover Alberobello and its trullos. A village that, notwithstanding tourism, has managed to keep a lot of its magic with its characteristic buildings, the trullos, that…
‘What about a mountain hiking trip?’, my friend Adi proposed and I glazed over. ‘Hon, you realize my daughter is just 4, right? There’s no way she’d be able to survive such a trip’, I responded, ready to comment on…
Summer. Hot. A typical day of July in Italy. And since staying indoors is no way to explore the country and discover new places to visit, we decided to go see the Faunistic Park La Torbiera. Although not your typical…
If you’re visiting Italy and are looking for a less touristy place to see, you should stop by the faunistic park, Oasi di Sant’Alessio. Situated very near Pavia, in Northern Italy, Oasi di Sant’Alessio makes for the perfect kid friendly…
All our friends know about our summer vacations in Croatia. This year marks our 8th stay in Cavtat, near Dubrovnik. We discovered it exactly 10 years ago and the only times we didn’t spend our summer vacation there, was during…
Looking to visit Pisa in one day? Seeing how Pisa is quite a small city, visiting it in one day is definitely possible. The city is beautiful and has much to offer. Needless to say Pisa makes for a perfect destination…
After a tiresome and rewarding (especially for daughter) visit to Leolandia, our friend decided we should keep a low profile for a day, so that we can recover. And yet, the weather was spectacular (there’s something about Italian spring that…
“I know you like old stuff, so I’ll take you to see a medieval village nearby” my friend Adi told me the second day we spent in Italy with my 3 year old daughter. A year has passed and we…
2008. Husband (boy-friend back then) decided we should try something new for our summer vacation so we took a look at what the travel agencies were offering in the city. Malta stuck to our heads. As soon as we got…