Munich, Germany — There are many lovely distractions in Munich on an early autumn morning but my favorite choice remains a stroll through the Viktualien market. The name derives from the Latin for food, victuals. And victuals there are aplenty as well as exotic herbs to spice them up, wines to wash them down with and […]
Munich, Germany — Last week, we finished up our first walking tour of Bavaria and Austria and we were a bit anxious to see what folks’ reactions were going to be. You can plan every trip to the nth degree but you will never know how the whole experience is going to come together until you […]
Olbia, Sardinia — I’m here in repose in our cabin on the ferry bound for Genova and I can’t get the theme music from Looney Toons out of my head. This is not because of some lovely childhood memory. The music was blasting through the entire ship while we boarded and got settled. An odd choice […]