Venice, Italy

Nat in LHR

Ciao bella! I was just going over last week’s schedule and realized I visited eight countries in nine days! Is that amazing, or what?! Most of them were thanks to our Adriatic Sea cruise on Seabourn which I wrote about it in the last newsletter. But I didn’t get to feature the most important port… Venezia! [...]

12 Things You Never Knew About Italy

Prata di Pardenone

My husband Tim and I just recently celebrated three years of living in Italy. I think back to previous trips to Italy and if I had only known then what we know now! We’ve learned by making mistakes and falling into the tourists traps of overpriced cappuccinos and bad gelato (yes, bad gelato does exist!). [...]

Seabourn Spirit Adriatic Cruise 2012

Seabourn Spirit in Venice

It’s no secret that my favorite cruise line is Seabourn.

Seabourn Spirit Adriatic Cruise: Day 5 (Brindisi, Italy)

On our balcony

The Adriatic Sea was a bit rough again last night but I actually enjoyed the rocking.

Seabourn Spirit Adriatic Cruise: Day 1

Seabourn Spirit in Venice

Buongiorno! Natalie and I boarded Seabourn Spirit in Venice yesterday for a 10-day Adriatic cruise. Our itinerary includes these ports of call: Venice, Italy;  Kotor, Montenegro;  Scenic Cruising Bay of Kotor;  Kerkira, Corfu, Greece;  Brindisi, Italy;  Dubrovnik, Croatia;  Split, Croatia;  Triluke Bay, Croatia;  Rovinj, Croatia. Here’s a map: It’s our first time visiting most of these destinations [...]

10 Reasons to Love the Palazzo Sasso

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Palazzo Sasso is a 12th century Italian villa that was originally part of the aristocratic quarter of Ravello during the Middle Ages. It was opened by Sir Richard Branson in 1997 and today, the 5-star luxury resort ranks among the top 10 of the best hotels in the world! We recently had the pleasure of [...]