Travel review: the Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is breathtakingly beautiful. Pictures of the place don’t really do it justice (though artbook photos will let you see details you can’t […]
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Travel Review: Hotel Corot
Hotel Corot is located in Rome, Italy at Via Marghera 15/17. It is conveniently located near the center of the city and is just a […]
Travel Review: The Vatican
In my whirlwind visit to Rome, my friend Carol and I took a bus tour that went to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel in […]
Travel Review: Santa Maria Maggiore
The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St. Mary Major) was the first church dedicated to The Virgin Mary and is one of Rome’s four great […]
Travel review: Sorrento
Sorrento is a small seaside city on the southwestern coast of Italy in the province of Campania. It has a population of about 15,000 people […]
Travel review: Hotel Il Nido
The Il Nido (Italian for “The Nest”) is a pretty little family-run hotel about 5 kilometers outside Sorrento, Italy. It was established in 1964. The […]
Travel review: The Isle of Capri
This Italian island’s name is pronounced CAP-ree, rather than ca-PREE. Capri was not named for goats (as one might guess from the name, since “capreae” […]
Travel review: Pompeii
If you’re visiting southwestern Italy and have the chance to visit the ruins at Pompeii, I strongly suggest you do so. The place is amazing, […]
Travel review: Herculaneum
The Italian ruins at Herculaneum are about 6 miles from the shore of the Bay of Naples. Visiting them was quite an interesting experience. If […]