The town is so pleasant in its location and spirit, we are forgetting about tourist crowds. We walk along its old narrow streets, eat dolchi – Italian sweets at the street cafes and listen to [...]
In 79 AD the author and naturalist Pliny the Elder was in charge of the Roman fleet at the naval base in Misenum. When Vesuvius erupted, he went by ship toward the coast to help rescue people, [...]
They are all elegant structures, which leave lasting impressions of beauty and function. What is perhaps less known or described are the areas below the Amphitheater arena. It was amazing to [...]
A lot has changed since our last visit to Rome 10 years ago: much more was dug-out and the number of tourists increased exponentially. I would like to introduce you to some of my favorite [...]
A redeeming value of sea cruises is the experience of a "Ship at Sea." I took some liberty with Bach's "Fugue in D Minor" toccata.
Leaving Buenos Aires at sunset gave us a gorgeous sight to see us off..
We visited an Argentinian ranch, and after a great horseback ride, and a wonderful lunch in the rustic dining room, we heard a ballad sung by a very colorful Gaucho..
I remember my teens as a sequence of summers. The rest of the seasons at first shrunk and then vanished from memory. It seems that every day was bright and full of things happening around me.
Who needs yoga or meditation? Where others freeze and shovel, here on the Gulf Coast of Florida we cozy up on beach-chairs in the brilliance of some of the best sunsets on earth..
