Island of the Knights

Castles, moats, knights, and gods may be the stuff of fairytales, but in Rhodes, Greece, the fantasy is alive. Inhabited since about 4,000 B.C. this island in the southeastern Aegean Sea, is at a crossroads between Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, creating a rich mosaic of different cultures and civilizations, including influence from the…

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Come Back to Sorrento

We hardly had a chance to get acquainted, but I think I’m in love…with Sorrento, Italy. The city plays hard to get, perched high atop the cliffs above the Tyrrhenian Sea, accessible only by winding, steep roads, and ancient carved out switchback stone stairways. But the reward at the top is worth it. I saw…

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