Looking for a job? But you don’t want to get trapped in a cubicle? I’ve got just the thing, provided you have a partner with whom you get along very well. Oh, and one of you has to have a valid U.S. Coast Guard commercial operator’s license for a boat carrying at least six...
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You’re in Rome, you’ve got a limited amount of money and/or time and you want to hit the high points? Here are five things not to miss in Rome along with a few Dos and Don’ts.
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Looking through my photo files on this brisk January day and dreaming of strolling the streets of Rome once again …
Here’s a slideshow I put together from my recent trip Down Under along with my Top 5 Takeaways from a week or so spent studying the ways of the Kiwi. Read more »
Kia ora and greetings from the future. I’ve crossed the international dateline this week on a visit to New Zealand and I still can’t quite get my head around the fact that it’s one day for me and the day before for everyone back home in the U.S. One thing keeping me off-kilter may...
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When life gives you lemons … it’s time to stock up on vodka and tonic.
Unless you are the Pallini family of Italy, in which case it’s time to make premium Pallini Limoncello.
Here’s a video I made during my recent visit as a guest of the Pallinis in Italy. Read more »
Somewhere around hour 11 of a recent 26-hour marathon trip by train, plane and automobile from Soave to San Francisco I was struck by a thought: Have you ever noticed that the people hauling the biggest suitcases around airports are often not really dressed that well? As in you almost want to ask...
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Is there anything finer than sitting in a cafe with nothing particular to do? I’ll save you some trouble, the answer is no … unless you can do it while watching other people scurrying around madly. That’s what I’m doing this week, spending a couple of days in Perugia where the sensational trial of...
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When in Rome, it’s fun to tune into ancient history. After all, there are picturesque ruins at every turn, not to mention the layers of unexcavated history that lie beneath the most pedestrian buildings. For my last morning in Rome, I took a walk past the remains of the gladiators’ locker rooms. I confess...
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I’m typing this on a leather-inlaid writing desk while listening to the Tyrrhenean sea slap against the craggy rocks beneath my open window. It’s one of those pinch-me moments. I feel as if I really should be pecking out the final chapters of my Great American Novel on a Royal typewriter, but since all...
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