A Vienna Cafe Tour

A tour of my three favorite Viennese coffee houses

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Honeymoon Escapes : The Walls of Lucca

I first heard about Lucca from a Tuscan guide book, while our honeymoon was still somewhat of a day dream. Initially, it looked like just another Tuscan town, but on closer reading, I saw that the medieval walls of Lucca were still intact, and now used as a public park and walkway! How amazing would it …

Honeymoon Escapes : The Tuscan Ms

The third part of our honeymoon was spent driving through the Tuscan countryside, enjoying the views, the wine and the delicious food. This was meant to be the more relaxing part of our honeymoon, and it was to a certain extent, but really we couldn't miss all that Tuscany had to offer! We stayed at …

Honeymoon Escapes : Portovenere

Saying Goodbye to Cinque Terre as we headed off on our ferry, trying to dodge the dirty looks the other passengers gave our luggage, was hard. The ferry in Manarola docks at a tiny port, the only way to get there is by climbing down some narrow (crowded!) stairs and then walking through an almost hidden …

Honeymoon Escapes : Cinque Terre

Cinque Terre was a top favorite for our honeymoon (aka TanDrewMoon) because of two main reasons : I love to travel to places I have read books about, and there are talks to limit the number of visitors to Cinque Terre since it's a UNESCO world heritage site. We wanted to visit there before we had …

Doorways to Tuscany

Doors are just so magical! I think it's mostly the surprise element, who knows what goodness (or unfortunately badness) lies behind a closed door? On our honeymoon in Italy, I was fascinated by the beautiful and sometimes very ornate doorways. I was almost transported to the past looking at some of them, either medieval, or renaissance …