I am writing this in a real fit of anger and frustration. After more than half a year since our return from France and Italy, I am slapped with a 2 times 36 euros handling fee on our credit card from the car rental company. Apparently we had unwittingly floutedContinue Reading

We opted for a more direct route to Florence cutting out to the highway from Certaldo instead of going through the scenic hilly roads again. The journey still took us about an hour, and another frustrating hour going round and round the city looking for our car rental outlet as we needed toContinue Reading

As I finally found some sanity to schedule a train ride for the late morning, we managed to squeeze some time to visit the REAL Rialto market before heading to the train station. Entering the Grand Canal, we were greeted by the awesome San Giorgio Maggiore. It had looked beautiful from our hotel balcony butContinue Reading