The Carnival of Venice is known for the elaborate costumes and the even more lavish masquerade balls. Those balls can cost hundreds of dollars per person to attend, and honestly just weren’t ever any interest to us. We much preferred to enjoy the free Carnevale events during the day, and to wrap up one of […]
The Frozen Waterfalls of Serrai di Sottoguda
Unimaginable walls of blue ice surrounded us as we walked down the narrow, long gorge of Serrai di Sottoguda, at the base of Marmolada mountain. Only reached on foot, the gorge was created long ago by an earthquake and then water erosion from the Pettorina stream, which still flows through it. In winter, the waterfalls […]
Little Venice: Chioggia
There are 117 islands in the Venice Lagoon. Only about 32 are inhabited and we’d only been to five. So when Tim asked what I wanted to do this weekend, I thought we’d stay a little closer to home and visit the island of Chioggia in the Venetian Lagoon. Chioggia is often called Little Venice […]
Ice Art: Italy’s International Snow Sculpture Festival
Each January, artists from around the world gather with their shovels, ladders, buckets and axes to sculpt unique forms from snow. The competition lasts three days in which teams of artists from Italy, Germany, Romania and Canada work to transform their gigantic cubes of pressed snow and ice into masterpieces. On the third day, judges […]
10th Annual Jesolo Sand Nativity
Nativity displays or presepi are an important part of the Christmas to Epiphany season in Italy. Perhaps one of the most unusual is the Jesolo Sand Nativity. Each year since 2001, 1500 tons of sand is painstakingly sculpted into extraordinary works of art by the best sand sculptors in the world. Visitors come from around […]
Salzburg’s Christkindlmarkt
The ambiance of Salzburg’s Christkindlmarkt will get anyone in the Christmas spirit and makes an ideal setting to start off the Christmas season. Every year visitors are enchanted by the charm of Cathedral Square, the traditional booths, the strings of lights and the variety of handicrafts on sale. The Christkindlmarkt is a feast for all […]
The White City: Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade means “white city”; a place to discover. And there is much to discover in this beautiful Balkan city. Driving around the old town you can still see devasted buildings kept in memory of those who died during the last war. Old cars passing transport you back in time. Belgrade is uniquely beautiful and a […]
Buckingham Palace: Changing of the Guard
The men you will see in front of Buckingham Palace (and other locations like the Tower of London Jewel House) are not just ceremonial guards but also serving soldiers. While upholding the traditions of the past, they also perform duties throughout the world as professional soldiers and are known as some of the most elite […]
Tower of London
The Tower of London, with its 900 years of history, has earned itself a multitude of spine tingling stories, mainly due to its infamous reputation as a place of execution. There are many stories of ghosts, poltergeists and other malevolent spirits connected to the Tower of London. Who hasn’t heard the one about the headless […]
Burg Hohenwerfen
Situated high on a 155 meter cliff in the Salzach valley, Burg Hohenwerfen is a fortress built between 1075 and 1078. Hohenwerfen has served as a military base as well as a residential and hunting retreat for Salburg’s rulers. It even served as a prison for many centuries. Rulers such as Archbishop Adalbert III (1198), […]
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