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The people who run the big sights in Venice have generally welcomed us to film, but only when they're closed to the public.
The cafés on St. Mark's Square may be pretty empty in the evenings, even with the allure of their orchestras, but crowds still fill the midday streets.
An electric readerboard in a pharmacy window ticks down with each person who moves out or dies. Today's population: 58,756. Yesterday, it was 58,759.
Segways have been slowly infiltrating Rome and a bi-wheel tour seemed lazy, cumbersome and slightly ridiculous.
A fundamental skill travelers have to develop is the ability to get around efficiently and economically using public transit.
The minute I start hearing noises, even if they come from a purring engine, I start to dwell on the fact that I'm hurtling down a highway while trapped in a hunk of metal that can fail at any minute.
The folklore of Vernazza and Monterosso will be enlivened with tales of the flood of 2011.
The people of the Cinque Terre are being taught a tough lesson. It's their beautiful land that brings the tourists.
Renting a villa in Italy allows us to live like Italians -- if only for a week or two.
For thousands of years, the Dolomites have been home to a unique people, the Ladins, whose culture is steeped in deep routed history and tradition. These are but a few of their stories and legends.
It's a baroque explosion of vaulted ceilings, endless rooms and gilding. You could be forgiven for thinking you were a long-lost Medici in this stunning perch.
The Dolomites are rich with delectable treats and endless traditional fare for visitors to feast on. But there are five foods in particular that should be considered the "must try" items.
On a trip to Europe in search of true Italian pizza, I learned that globalization has made the quest for authenticity a tricky one.
Like many ancient sites in and around Rome, Villa Adriana is a hidden oasis of villas, theatres, domes, fountains, ponds and statuary, lost in the surrounding city of Tivoli, thanks to urban construction and confused street signage.
Overlooked by many tourists in favor of the two major tourist cities, Venice and Florence, it sits between, Bologna is in many ways the heart of farming Italy and should not be missed. H
What seems to be making the sinking of the Costa Concordia such a compelling narrative and the ship such an attraction is parallels with the Titanic disaster 100 years ago.
