I’ve been doing some deep thinking over this past holiday season; as I once again bore witness, as almost everyone in North America does at this time of year, to the frenzied, no-holds-barred spectacle of shameless consumerism. So much energy and passion placed on purchasing things. Millions of people...

Since I was a little girl, Valentine’s Day has always intrigued and thrilled me,  perhaps because my mom & dad always made it a wonderful day of celebrating love.  My mother would decorate the house with beautiful red hearts, and my father would always bring home red roses,  so...

The joys of planning a new travel adventure can generate a wave of enthusiasm to a traveler to explore something one may never have even considered before.  With our trip to Italy fast approaching in June, and our research efforts in full swing, we are finding all sorts of...

The region of Piedmont, Italy, has visual treasures and idyllic locales to share with those who choose to visit.  Surrounded by magnificent mountains, it shares borders with France and Switzerland, and is home to incredibly romantic Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta.  The Po River, whose tributaries wind like serpentine...