So we woke up to this on our first morning just outside of Pienza in the Val d’Orcia region of southern Tuscany. And it was just a stone’s throw from the stunning Val d’Orcia region. In fact, you can reach it in just two hours from Rome. Buongiorno indeed! We were staying at Tenuta San […]
Europe
Touring Normandy Beaches: My American Experience
Interested in touring the Normandy beaches? It’s hard to believe that 73 years have passed since the Allies invaded France on D-Day, June 6, 1944 (the largest naval invasion ever). Operation Overlord, as it was called, turned the tide in the war to eventually liberate Europe from the fierce grip of the Nazis in September […]