“Go to Lago di Orta,” one of my friends told me.  “It’s smaller than the other... Read more →

I woke up on my second day in Stresa, a popular tourist town on Lago Maggiore, and... Read more →

Last month I rented a last-minute room at a really lovely, small hotel in Stresa on Lago... Read more →

Isola Bella, “Beautiful Island”, hasn’t always been beautiful.  In fact, when... Read more →

When you visit Lago Maggiore, one of the three major lakes in northern Italy,... Read more →

I love wisteria.  LOVE wisteria.  And I'm not a big fan of pastels.  In general, I... Read more →

This might win the medal for my favorite day in Italy.  Ever. It was the first week of... Read more →

I hurried inside and down to my room on the bottom floor of Hotel Vega, changed clothes... Read more →

It was pouring.  I had "splurged" on my room at Hotel Vega in Malcesine, Lake Garda,... Read more →

Last year I took an early morning train from Bergamo to Varenna, a small village on Lake... Read more →