Venice Venice was our last stop on our 2014 Italy vacay. Wise choice as it gave us time to unwind and take it slow. We rented an apartment for 5 nights in the Cannaregio area which is a quiet area with fewer tourists. We were a 5 minute walk to a grocery store, so we […]

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Florence For our 3 nights in Florence we decided to splash out and stay at the Antica Di Via Tornabuoni. It is a small luxury boutique hotel perfectly situated on the river Arno, next to the Ponte Vecchio bridge. It occupies a 13th century building that has been carefully restored.  The tower rooftop patio boasts […]

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Ostia Antica is an archeological site near the suburb of Ostia. It was originally the harbour city of ancient Rome, being that it is at the mouth of the Tiber river. Ostia being latin for “mouth”. It’s ancient buildings are well preserved and you can find many wonderful mosaics and frescoes.    

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Tivoli Tivoli is an ancient town approximately 20 miles east-north-east of Rome. During our stay in Rome we made a day trip to visit Hadrian’s villa and Villa d’Este.   Hadrian’s Villa Roman Emperor Hadrian had this Versaille-like retreat built in Tivoli during the 2nd and 3rd century. It is believed that he built it […]

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Malibu Beach It has been a long Canadian winter. So we decided to check out Malibu for a change of scenery. I lived in Los Angeles as a kid so I was looking forward to going back and seeing how things have changed, if at all. Here are some photos of the rental and the […]

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