LIFE GOES ON IN ISTANBUL

The bomb had really very little effect on the populace here in Istanbul. Right after the bomb, we were told...

CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY

Cappadocia is about 750 miles from Istanbul, but a world away from anything you have ever seen. The area has...

TURKEY (NOT GOBBLE, GOBBLE; ISTANBUL)

I am in Istanbul in The Republic of Turkey. What a fascinating country this is! Did you know that Istanbul...

ROAD TRIP: EASTERN SICILY

We rented a car and left Palermo and went directly to Piazza Amerina. A town in the interior of the...

Amalfi Coast

AHH, THE AMALFI COAST

Ahh, the hype!!! I was there, including Positano and I must say; it was not so great nor so different...

PALERMO ITALY

Now I am in Palermo Italy. What can I say about this place, first I will say, I never ever...

AH, SAN SEBASTIAN

We went to San Sabastian thinking that it would be a paradise, with beaches, beautiful scenery and gobs and gobs...

BILBAO SPAIN

So what do you call a place that is quaint, has fresh, cheap and delicious food, gorgeous new and old...

MADRID

Madrid is something to see. Everywhere you look there is a more elaborate building, church, obelisk, archway, fountain, sculpture, even...

PAELLA, TAPAS AND MORE TAPAS

Here I am in Valencia and eating as if there is no tomorrow. Good thing this is a walking town...