I think the weather will be great in October. Of course, it doesn't hurt to bring a rain jacket, but I'm sure you'll be fine. As far as the bus timetable, I'd check at the airport when you arrive.

I just noticed that on the Trapp Family Site they advertise a Mountain Kids Club. The ad says: "Variety and fun in the snow are our winter themes at the Mountain Kids Club. Cross-country skiing, ...

Sunday morning we began the day with breakfast on the terrace at Locanda del Papa. They seemed to have an endlessly supply of croissants and preserves and for the hundredth time I cursed my metabolism ...

Our local Polish friends from Siedlce – Martha and Chris - invited us to visit an oustanding event in Korchew – the Magic of the Twenties Festival, a traditional annual event taking place on the ...

While we believe that the Nazis were ruthless fanatics led by a fascist dictator, it is a sad fact that there are despots and their acolytes around the world today who think Hitler was a hero and who ...

After the final Saturday market around Parma we didn't have any stops to make before Cinque Terre. We took the E33 highway most of the way and then a series of smaller roads to our agriturismo. The ...

En route we stopped at the North End Organic nursery. It was a great place with a massive variety of plants and seeds from local growers. The nearest equivalent at home would be Riverside garden ...

Stayed up late last night agonizing about what to do about the advancing typhoon. It was monster that was slowing marching over the island of Taiwan. We have one more full day in Taiwan and fly out in ...

We woke up bright and early in Lucca Tuesday morning and bought some chocolate cornetti for the kids at one of the cafes on Piazza dell'Anfiteatro. We hoped to find something for ourselves in the ...

This pic says it all…Crater Lake did not disappoint! I am so glad that we took the extra time to come back inland to see this beautiful location. We drove around 4 hours East from Bandon and followed ...

Travelling is no longer easy for Peter and we are seriously wondering if we will have to give it up. We decided to buy a wheelchair to see if that would improve our lives. We tried it out for the ...

For our last full day in Taormina, Christina and I were heading out to learn Sicilian cooking from a professional chef. We walked down to the rendezvous point where other participants were already ...