To close out Italian month here on the Wander Your Way blog, I thought I’d write about a few of my personal favorite destinations in Italy. As I began making this list, I realized that I was going to have to break this down into 2 posts. I have too many favorite places in Italy! So…
Italy has 51 UNESCO World Heritage sites. This is more than other country. What is UNESCO? The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization decides what sites are put onto this list. Countries submit. The organization researches. Then a decision is made. These sites can be cultural or natural. It’s a big deal to be…
Italy. When I say Italy, what do you think of? The ancient Colosseum in Rome? Colorful, crumbling buildings sitting along the canals of Venice? The rolling hills lined with grapevines of Tuscany? Yes. Italy is those things. But it’s so much more. Do you know what I see of when I think of Italy? I…
Name some of the great cities of Europe and I bet Lisbon (Lisboa) won’t be on your list. But, perhaps it’s time to start thinking about the capital of Portugal. Now Portugal in general gets passed over by most folks, at least a lot of Americans. Everyone is in a hurry to get to France,…
Slovenia is one of those countries that everyone who has been to, raves about. Where is this country? Well, for those of you who are geographically challenged, pull up a map of Europe and take a look. It’s really at the crossroads of western and central Europe. Bordered by Italy to the West, Austria to…
Today we’re going to Malta. “Where?” you ask. “Malta.” Yup, time for a geography lesson. You know what? I didn’t know a hell of a lot about Malta either. I mean, I had a rough idea of where it’s located, but that was about it. Thankfully, I have a friend who I was able to turn to for some…
