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Savoca, Sicily

Savoca, Sicily was our very favorite spot on our two week trip through Sicily. We booked it before knowing that this was the town where the Sicilian scenes of The Godfather were shot. Being Sicilian myself, these were actually my favorite scenes of a...

Old Montreal, Quebec

Like Europe without the Flight

Whenever we start to get a little stir crazy or need a change of scenery (and language) we take a five-hour drive from The Hudson Valley to Old Montreal (Vieux-Montréal). We gravitate there more in winter because in the summer we like to find beache...

Kyoto, Japan

Traditional Japanese Crafts Abound

This trip of a lifetime took us back into the ancient Japanese crafts of weaving, papermaking, and indigo dyeing as they've been done for thousands of years. Being fully immersed in this rich culture of beauty has been life-changing.

Cape Cod, Massachusetts

The Perfect Summer Beach Experience

Cape Cod is a perfect summer beach getaway. Each town on the Cape has something unique to offer in the way of natural beauty, history, the arts and entertainment. The Cape, about 70 miles in length with more than 500 miles of coastline, is subdivide...

Munich, Germany

A Fun 24-Hour Layover

Traveling back from Sicily, Italy to New York we chose to do a 24-hour layover in Munich, Germany. We'd always wanted to go to Germany but had never been so we figured this might be a sweet taste of the culture.

New Orleans in a Nutshell

A Three-Night Mardi Gras Whirlwind

Whisking my husband away for a surprise three night birthday trip to New Orleans was a stroke of genius. What we thought was a casual escape turned into a Mardi Gras experience, cramming more sights, sounds, and beignets into three days than we ever...