In prep for the trip, I called our cell phone carrier, AT&T, to see if they had coverage in Europe and what international roaming would be. They didn’t offer a plan, but did offer to put my account in...
Current Currency
It’s a great time for an American to travel to Europe: at $1.14 to €1, this is the best exchange rate in at least 10 years. As it turns out, that doesn’t mean that I’ll actually be getting one...
Justine Lafaye
I’m not sure if anyone’s reading this anymore, our trip is over, but don’t know quite where else to write. We found out today that Justine, the sweet woman we stayed with when we arrived in Paris in October,...
Sprechen Sie Espagnol?
Quote of the Day The police came and burned my cave. But it’s OK, they didn’t burn my guitar or my kevlar. My understanding is that it is rude to mention the The War to the Germans, so I...
Arrivederci Florence
Somehow, a month has slipped by us here in Florence, and it’s time to leave. We wrapped up our stay by hosting an American-style Sunday brunch for the friends we’ve made while here. Michelle made french toast with real...
What DOESN’T Venice have?
We popped up to Venice for the day and found it very, very refreshing. Of course, you see the Grand Canal as you walk out of the train station, so there’s that, but as we walked around the city,...
Pisa Dance
Last week, Michelle, Jen and I took the train over to Pisa. It was a gorgeous, warm, blue sky day and the tower, as advertised, was leaning. Easily the most entertaining aspect of it, however, was watching hundreds of...
Honey is hot
Best as I can tell, every man, woman and child in Europe keeps bees. No really, I just can’t get over how every store, every market, every roadside stand is loaded with twenty different kinds of locally produced honey,...