Category: Travel Adventures

“A dream place that isn’t quite real when you are there but becomes beckoningly real after you are gone,” John Steinbeck said of the Amalfi Coast. It could easily be said of the Monastero Santa Rosa, a monastery transformed into a luxury hotel in Italy. Tucked into the cliffs between Positano and Amalfi, the bright…

What is it about covered bridges? They hold some kind of romantic appeal to us, don’t they? After all, they are called “kissing bridges.” They make us think back to more simple times. Yet, these historic structures are anything but simple in their construction. Technically, a covered bridge is a specific structure—not just a bridge…

Behind us, the tall, good-looking Italian with arms waving, in what appeared to be a language of its own, yelled loudly over us to another man in front of us. They were both impeccably dressed yet seemed comfortable. They continued shouting and gesticulating back and forth to one another. Not in an angry way, but…