Italy 2024: The Heart of Tuscany

Italy 2024: The Heart of Tuscany

The Heart of Tuscany Our Trip to Italy in 2024: Part 2 We’d been walking in the mountains of Umbria and Lazio for three weeks. It was finally time for a break. Would Tuscany in early November be as beautiful as I remembered it from past spring and early fall trips?...
Italy 2024: Venice, Florence, and Rome

Italy 2024: Venice, Florence, and Rome

Venice, Florence, Rome Our Trip to Italy in 2024: Part 1 As we reached the top of the monastery stairs, we saw Mary and the angel Gabriel, their faces glowing from an inner light… This was the famous Annunciation by Fra Angelico, a Dominican brother, one of the...
Spain 2023: The Camino de Santiago

Spain 2023: The Camino de Santiago

The Camino de santiago Our Trip to Spain in 2023 The bright Spanish sun did not relent as we coaxed our rented mountain bikes up a slight incline toward the albergue with a beehive roof… My wife and I were about to spend our first night on the Camino de...