We hit some pretty rough water a couple of days before the end of our Mediterranean voyage and I was happy to get off the ship and stand on solid ground again when we pulled into Portovenere. This was our…
PORTOVENERE USED TO BE CALLED PORT OF VENUS
Tag: touring
OLD ANTIBES AND ABSINTHE TASTING
It was a brilliant day when our boat docked in the harbor of Cannes. The palm trees trembling in a slight offshore Mediterranean breeze gave the place a sense of the tropics. At the time of our arrival the Cannes…
WATER PUPPETS IN HANOI
In October 2007 we visited Vietnam. At the time, I had started research on a novel based in that country and desperately wanted to see the real thing. I knew that I’d only get a tourist’s view in the short time…
A WEEKEND IN PHILADELPHIA
Last weekend my husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary by taking an hour and a half train ride to Philadelphia. The weather was lovely, the sky dotted with white cotton-ball clouds, and the temperature was in the high 70’s…
CASA BATLLO IN BARCELONA
I saw Casa Batllo for the first time while riding on a bus heading for Park Guell on the far side of Barcelona. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Right then and there I vowed not to leave Barcelona until I’d…