It's finally here! We are going on our long awaited Olive Farm experience. Over the years I have answered so many questions about olives...

Shhh! It's early and all I can hear is s gentle breeze blowing through the gorge below. I sneak out of bed, grab my camera and start...

Welcome, March 2021! We have now entered the one-year mark of Covid-19, ugh! As challenging as this year has proven to be, we have...

If Ever Life Needed Spice…it was 2020! Our Year in Review Whew! I have never been so happy to write a new year on my page! Contagiously...

Welcome, December! As we launch ourselves into a very different Holiday season, it helps to adopt some new traditions or awaken some old...

Quite simply put, you cannot visit Spain without trying paella. Velencia is the birthplace of this famous dish so we saved the best for...

Hello there and welcome to Granada! The home of the Alhambra and birthplace of Flamenco dance. We are staying at the Hotel Alhambra...

Today we travel to Ronda. The morning starts off with our last breakfast in at Casa 1800. We will miss this incredible hotel. I can not...

Another day paradise starting with a fantastic breakfast and hot coffee, the best! Today we are shopping for presents and looking for...

Finally got a good night's rest and feel like we are on Spain time. We wake to the sounds of breakfast being prepared and are ready to...

Today we head to Sevilla. Sevilla is located in the south and will require a five hour journey on the high speed train called the AVE. We...

We start day three with another lovely breakfast overlooking the city. Today is the much awaited tour of Gaudi's famed Sagrada Familia...

After a good night's sleep we head to the rooftop for breakfast. To our delight we discover an array of breakfast options from...

We arrived in Spain after a 13-hour flight. Thankfully Michael had arranged for a welcome pickup and we found our driver quickly at the...

Tomorrow we head back to Fiumicino, Italy where we will catch our flight back to the USA. We wake with this knowledge swirling in our...

After a peaceful sleep we wake to the sounds of the estate. Birds chirping their wake up song, workers beginning there long day of...

Today we are driving from Levanto to Vignamaggio. Vignamaggio is a 700 year old villa, working winery, olive oil producer and agroturismo...

So as it turns out we are currently the only Americans in the hotel. It feels more like Germany or France than Italy. We have found a...

Today we are are headed for the Italian Riviera. Along the way we are stopping in Parma to meet up with a colleague of Michael's named...

After waking from our food coma we get ready for the new day. We have set up a visit to La Lanterna di Diogene. La Lanterna di Diogene is...