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

The plan for the day is the explore Southern Tuscany. After breakfast, we headed to San Gimignano, one of the many famous hill towns of Tuscany most noted for its 11 towers that could be easily spotted from a distance. Even before we arrived at the town, we spotted hordes ofContinue 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

Although we woke early to catch our 10am train bounded for Milan, we ended up hopping on just before it left the platform. Yes it was another morning mad rush through the city and Theo was not fascinated by the precision of my itinerary. What I had not anticipated was the Nice trafficContinue Reading