Welcome To The Glass Blowing Capital Of The World! Of the many things that Venice Italy is known for, Murano blown glass is one of the most beautiful…here, glass is definitely “ART”: As you can see, Murano glass is gorgeous,… Read More ›
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Restorante Al Covo! Venice Gem With Fresh Seafood And A Magical Atmosphere!
Welcome To Venice! It’s not a cliche: you simply cannot take a picture in Venice without seeing a Gondola – they are everywhere and iconic! As night falls over the famed Rialto Bridge, Alex and I headed to dinner –… Read More ›
Budapest At Night! The Golden Glow Of Hungary’s History From The Danube River!
Welcome To Budapest! Yes, this is the Danube River and we are standing on the Chain bridge that crosses over from west to east – the west side on the left is Buda, and the right side is Pest –… Read More ›
Venice Italy’s Legendary Hidden Bookstore! Climb The Books At Libreria Acqua Alta! Explore Undiscovered Venice!
Exploring Hidden Venice! If you know Venice, you also know that San Marco Square is “NOT” hidden – so after seeing all of the tourist spots we wanted to go where the tourists WEREN’T. When Alex and I were in… Read More ›
The Orient Express Train “Steams” Into Budapest! Unique Engine Powers Us To Hungary!
The Orient Express “Steams” Into Budapest! I’ve been sharing stories of our anniversary trip through Europe on The Orient Express train, and here we are outside Budapest, as a new “steam engine” is attached for a retro entrance to this… Read More ›
Welcome To Venice! Arriving By Boat To The World’s Most Magical Floating City!
Welcome To Venice Italy! It’s the world most magical floating city – Venice is an incredibly beautiful place to visit – Venice is the capital of the Veneto region of Italy, and is a collection of 118 small islands that… Read More ›
All Aboard The Orient Express! An Amazing Trip Through Europe By Legendary Train!
Recently, my wife Alex and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary, and we decided to take something off of our bucket list: a trip on the legendary Orient Express! The first train crossed Europe in 1883, and now, a terrific… Read More ›
A Magical “Dinner And A Movie”! Feast On Babette’s Quail In Puff Pastry!
“Dinner And A Movie” Goes For The Gold! My latest installment of “dinner and a movie” heads overseas for a classic preparation: Quail in puff pastry – a delicious recipe from a Oscar winning film: Babette’s Feast! This classic 1987… Read More ›
Here’s “The Way” Sasha Grey Likes It! PIG And Sasha’s “That’s The Way I Like It” Dance Single And Music Video!
“That’s The Way I Like It” by and Sasha Grey Congrats to my friend Sasha Grey for her latest work, an electronic remake of the classic KC & The Sunshine Band hit “That’s The Way I Like It!” She did… Read More ›
Monster Spiders! Glass Beaches! The Top Of The World! Check Out These Wild Eastern European / Central Asian Adventures!
Want To Go To The Top Of The World? Well, you are looking at it! How about taking a fun trip to a glass beach? Or perhaps you just want to see a place known subtly as the “gates of… Read More ›
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