Europe

Hitting the streets with city dog Silas led to hilly walks, scenic Bay views and even a wine country escape. In a Victorian townhouse in Russian Hill, lives 12-year old mixed breed, Silas. A genetic test…

With our sweet pup Kiddo in tow, we headed for the hills in search of medieval villages, quaint wineries and beautiful vistas. For three months, we’d been petsitting in Rome, caring for Kiddo, a 9-year old…

We made the most of promenades and playtime with Kiddo, a fiesty shepherd mix, in The Eternal City. For three months, we had the good fortune to care for fun-loving Kiddo. We spent our days soaking…

Two backpacking Americans lost at sea as ferry sinks in the Strait of Gibraltar. That was the headline we envisioned in USA Today as another passenger fainted beside us. Though we spent nearly the whole day…

Known for its famous rock, Gibraltar is a fascinating place – a racial and cultural fusion of Britain, Spain, Italy and North Africa. Contrary to many assumptions, Gibraltar is not an island but a narrow peninsula.…

Welcome to Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. That’s immediately what came to mind as our train approached Monaco. We could practically hear Robin Leach describing the enormous yachts in the Port Hercule. Only a half…

Gritty streets. Noisy construction. Endless traffic. Palermo definitely did not fit our vision of Sicily. After a somewhat hallucinatory overnight train ride from mainland Italy (more on that here), we figured our sleep-deprived state was skewing…

In true budget travel fashion, we opted to take a train and ferry from Italy to Sicily instead of flying. Stretching our dollar even farther, we opted to take a regional train with “reclining seats” for…

In Italy, if Rome is history and Florence is art and Milan is fashion, then Naples is people. Initially settled by Greeks in 2000 BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the…