About a two-hour drive south from San Francisco, Carmel is a convenient getaway for area residents or visitors to San Francisco Bay Area. It is a one square mile, quiet village in the midst of a pine forest on the Bay of Carmel.
Verucchio — even the name evokes thoughts of medieval villages. Before I visited, I pictured great old walls, buildings marked by the centuries, cobblestone streets and a charming piazza. Arriving there during our trip in June, I happily found all of those things to be true…
The Four Seasons Hotel exudes Milan style! During our short stay in Milan, it proved to be the perfect choice for luxurious and convenient accommodations.
Entering Portico di Romagna, a small village about 65 miles from Bologna in the Apennine hills on the old road connecting Ravenna with Florence, I felt as if I was seeing the Italy of a long time ago …
An easy drive from Bologna along winding country roads brings us to an area of Italy that most tourists haven’t yet found. Our tour of hidden Emilia-Romagna starts in Modigliana and Tredozio.
By Vera Marie Badertscher — We walked to “our” neighborhood grocery store in Paris’ St. Germain area on the Left Bank. We welcomed sons and grandchildren for a long weekend in a cabin in northern Arizona …