In this day and age of modern technology and growing travel, cybersecurity is a major concern. Many things can destroy your travels for both private and business. Guest blogger Helga Milestone outlines seven risks and what you can do to prevent them.
In lieu of my cancelled birthday trip to Maldive Islands, we spent four days at a spa in Tuscany. It was a terrific save. The town of Arezzo is a little-known city overshadowed by Florence and Siena in Tuscany. Arezzo is a growing arts center with a terrific restaurant scene and a unique sloping main piazza which adds to the quirkiness of the place. Of course, soaking in a Jacuzzi in a luxury spa didn’t hurt, either.
Everyone who goes wine tasting in Tuscany wants Chianti and Sangiovese. However, there are hundreds of fantastic Tuscan wines you’ve never heard of. While on my 70th birthday celebration in the charming Tuscan town of Arezzo last week, Marina and I went winery hopping for two days. We found some wines that fly under the radar that shouldn’t.
I tell Europeans that the best time to visit the United States is in the fall. That’s when the famous fall colors put the U.S. on the map of the most beautiful places in the world. The Georgia CFY editorial team put together a list of seven great places to view the fall colors. It’s my guest blog this week.
On Feb. 2, Rome started charging visitors €2 to get close to Trevi Fountain. Why? It was getting too crowded. It’s still too crowded. But there are 2,000 other fountains in Rome to enjoy. Here are my five favorites, all in interesting parts of the city.
Two thousand miles from where the U.S. and Israel are peppering Iran with bombs, an Iranian in Rome waves his flag. Seyed Majid Emami is the culture chief at Rome’s Istituto Culturale dell’Iran and he says Iran’s resolve will win in the end. I sat down with him Tuesday to discuss the war that has engulfed us all.
Learning Italian is very difficult but learning a little is essential if you’re visiting Italy, particularly Rome where few speak English. Rome is a good place to learn. Markets, bars and public transportation are perfect places to learn and practice a few handy phrases. Here’s a list of tips to study before your next journey.
One of my favorite routines in Rome is going to my local edicola (newsstand), buying my Corriere dello Sport and reading it at my corner Romagnani Caffe’ with a cappuccino and fagottino. But, alas, the edicola is dying in Italy. Few people read anymore. No one wants to wake early every day and sell a few newspapers. This is my look into a dying Italian tradition.
The most shocking news I got while covering the Winter Olympics in Cortina wasn’t anything an athlete did or didn’t do. It was the death of one of my best American friends in Rome, John Tuthill. They found him dead in his apartment Feb. 13. We still don’t have many details. As we wait, I wrote a tribute to my drinking buddy, fellow Romanista and occasional travel companion.
Covering the Olympics as a sportswriter, I’ve collected a reservoir of memories. I’ve been in Cortina for two weeks and gathered a few new ones. Here they are, from the beauty of the Dolomites to watching athletes crack under the pressure.
I’m in Cortina d’Ampezzo covering alpine skiing for Colorado Public Radio, The Olympics are always long for reporters. Many 17-hour days. Long bus rides. Major time gaps between food. But Sunday night I hit one of the most chic towns in Italy. I managed to meet three brothers from Bologna who had a pass to a party hosted by Alberto Tomba, Italy’s Olympic medalist skiing hero and eternal playboy. It was the highlight of another memorable Olympic memory.
This week I’ll be in Cortina d’Ampezzo to cover my fourth Winter Olympics. This time it’s for Colorado Public Radio and National Public Radio. I hope I collect a memory I can add to my long list of memories. Here I list 10 of them, most of them uplifting, some heartbreaking. But all memorable, from the U.S.-Canada gold medal hockey game in Vancouver to the Russia House in Turin.
