Murano glass, Palladio designs, and home

November 29, 2017

The Grand Canal, early morning before it gets busy 9 April 2017 We were up at…

Venezia

November 2, 2017

Ponte di Rialto, early morning over the Grand Canal 6 April 2017 We had an early…

The food, the wine, the scenery

September 12, 2017

Tuscan sunset 4 April 2017 This morning, we took our time and enjoyed the beautiful weather…

Viva Italia

July 19, 2017

Olive grove at Terra Rossa, just outside of Siena 1 April 2017 The track assignment for…

Pure Burgundy

June 21, 2017

Bottles aging at Domaine Chevalier in Ladoix-Serrigny under perfect conditions in the cellar. Chevalier was our…

Chateaux de la Loire and some mustard

June 9, 2017

Chambord 27 March 2017 This was another chateau day. After all, this is chateau country in…

Cognac, Chenonceau, and Crepes

May 21, 2017

Chateau Chenonceau Installment #4 in this travel blog series. 24 March 2017 We got our walking…

Bordeaux and the barrel builder

May 11, 2017

Oak, soon to be barrels, at Tonnellerie Bossuet 22 March 2017 Early up for our drive…

From Pre-historic art to Sauternes

May 4, 2017

La Roque St Christophe Our arrival in France was uneventful, and we navigated through immigration, the…

The adventure begins

April 23, 2017

Thank you for taking a look at the travel journal from our France and Italy trip…