Life experience and photos by Jeff and Stephanie Sylva… “Oh, my God! It’s straight down,” exclaimed one passenger. His friends laughed, but it was easy to detect a nervous undertone to their merriment. Another passenger tensely uttered, “This is scary.…
Reviewed By Patricia Gallagher An Appetite for Violets by Martine Bailey MSRP $26.99 ISBN# 978-1-250-05691-7 Pages 389 This book follows the challenges of being a cook and servant in the 18th century. Well written although it took a while…
By Arnold Berke In the Veneto—the hinterland of Venice in Italy’s northeastern corner—the man of the hour is Andrea Palladio. The man of the year actually, for the world-famous architect was born 500 years ago this November, and his home…
By Marty Martindale Venice is sinking while the sea is rising, many say, so catch Venice while you can. There’s no other city like it! We booked a room at the splendid, yet curious, Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal and…
By Marty Martindale We sailed out of Venice the previous week and stopped off in Croatia, Greece, Italy and Spain while aboard Holland America’s Zuiderdam. Our last Mediterranean stop was Funchal—on the island of Madeira, just off the coast of…