Córdoba, now a town of over 300,000, was the capital of Roman Further Spain. By design, our hotel is across from one of the most famous sites in Spain – La Mezquita. Today we are visiting [...]
In Granada, we visit Alhambra – Red in Arabic. It is a good size town on the hill, built by Arab kings, with several palaces, gardens and a castle. In the afternoon sun the Alhambra citadel [...]
A jewel on a mountain plateau, Ronda is nested above the gorges. It is a town of about 35,000 inhabitants and it is one of the most romantic destinations in Spain. Because to its heights, [...]
So, what should we expect in the summer of 2017 in Spain? It is going to be hot! It is going to be hot! But the Spanish summer heat adds grit and heart to what one sees and experiences. We are [...]
Our trip of a lifetime was to tour the antiquity of Ancient Rome and Magna Graecia in Southern Italy and Sicily. We wanted to capture the trip in time and space through an Ancient Rome Travel [...]
After seeing a professional street version of the dance and the tango of the ordinary people, one can can get a sense of the emotions and traditions of this truly Argentinian art form.
When we arrived to Naples we had a small challenge. Since we elected not to stay at high-end hotels, and only had two small suitcases and back-packs with equipment, after a week in Italy, we [...]
We marveled at the acoustics of the Roman amphitheaters we visited. These large circular-shaped structures had acoustics tuned for very large audiences, sometimes as much as 60,000 - 80,000.
There are many Ancient Greek theaters still standing around the Mediterranean. We visited several of them in Italy. These two thousand year old structures still impress and delight today [...]
Sicily's most famous Greek site is the “Valley of the Temples” in Agrigento. The Valley of the Temples is a misnomer – it is actually a walled-in hilltop of the ancient city of Agrigentum.
