it's my island

I want this year to be productive. Everyone should. Is moping a good way to spend your time? Where are you going to be at the end of it? What will it have gained you? Nothing is not an option. Let’s work on something better than nothing; something productive, proactive, growth related. You can only […]

Little by little it’s all coming together. We’ve confirmed reservations in Milan at Hotel Baviera Mokinba for our entry and departure hotel. Very reasonable and right next to the train terminal. We’re still playing around with where to stay after Milan. We basically have two nights before we have to be in Florence. We looked […]

We got a slew of responses from my request. We’ve got to iron out the days and the start and end point. However I think we are good on where. Milan, Venice, Florence, Excursion to Siena or San Gimignano, through/break in Pisa, & Cinque Terre. Need to see what fares very between starting/stopping in Milan, […]

Tossed this note out to some knowledgable friends and family: Here’s how we’re divising our trip. Maybe it’s backwards but it seems to work. First we picked out locations, next we’re making lists of sites to see, now we are polling those who know the country of special places within or close to the places […]