If you have been following me on Facebook and Instagram you will know that I just spent two days touring Naples with my friend and native, Chef Alessandra Federici.  For many Naples conjures up negative aspects such as the Mafia and streets strewn with garbage. I’ll admit I was not too keen to visit the city the first time I went, especially […]

It has been another incredible week in Bavaria with the highlight being a tour of Munich’s city center. I joined my favorite guide, Jax of Heart of Munich Tours, who offers incredibly informative and interesting tours.  Not only does he show you the main sites, but also points out items of interest you would miss […]

My favorite festival happens at this time of year – Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany.  Tomorrow should be opening day, but sadly, it was cancelled again for a second year in a row.   My first visit was in 2013 and I have been there every opening day since then, even including last year. Though the beer […]

Dachau…a name synonymous with evil, the very worst of mankind. Today the Dachau Concentration Memorial Site, where so many suffered and died cruelly, is a respectful memorial to those we must remember. I was eleven when I first visited the camp and it is a childhood memory that has stayed with me these many years. […]