Milan

Milan

The Design and Furniture Show had the entire city sold out of hotel rooms and the city was decorated with streets filled with giant lampshades hanging over head. Milan has a very easy and accessable subway/metro system costing a reasonable 1 euro a ride – favorite stop Via Montenapoleone.


See what I mean?

Rome

Every time I go to Rome I stay at the same hotel near the fashion & shopping area Via Condotti, but this time a friend suggested Lungarno Hotels, Portrait Suites (Via Bocca di Leone, 23) – also located in the fashion area.  Its theme is Ferragamo Shoes…how is woman to resist?        


amalfi beach

Amalfi Coast, Italy

The drive to the Amalfi Coast from Rome takes 3 hours and 20 minutes. It’s not quite the same as driving thru Tuscany: less cypress trees, more urban apartment buildings with laundry hanging off balconies, but in a different way – it is interesting. After struggling with on and of traffic, the reward is the coastline … Read More


The incredible view at Restaurant Terrazza Belvedere in Palazzo Sasso Hotel

Ravello

With limited time in Amalfi, I wanted to find an ideal spot for lunch somewhere outside, on a cliff and enjoy the view. Happiness is at Terrazza Belvedere in Palazzo Sasso, a 12 century Italian Villa in the hilltop Villiage of Ravello, 1000 ft above the Mediterrainean. The view is spectacular and the meal. The … Read More


Capri from water

Isle of Capri, Italy

The first thing I learn is that locals pronounce Capri like this – long on the CAP, short on the PRI – Caap -ri. Ferries leave for the Isle of Capri from Napoli, Positano, Sorrento…I took the ferry from Sorrento, a cute seaside town. It costs around 14.50 Euros and is beautiful. I stayed overnight, but I am not … Read More


Hotel Cipriani Venice

Venice

Sorry for the poor quality pictures of Venice, but I wanted to show the Hotel Cipriani – an  ideal place to stay in Venice. I had always heard mixed reviews of Venice, some say it’s dirty and the canals are smelling water etc etc…I thought it was storybook-like, a charming place to stay for a day … Read More