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After breakfast we made a quick exit from Verona and we were off to the Italian Alps. The journey to Alba took us about three hours on the autostrada. Our destination was the Vila d’Amelia, a Virtouso property just south of Alba. They have several different categories of rooms and we chose a junior suite overlooking […]

I love Virtuoso TravelWeek. It gives me the opportunity to mingle with the who’s who of the luxury and adventure travel trade, while bringing me knowledge of all the great product out there. Today I had the pleasure of having lunch with Montage Hotels and Resorts. They are only three hotels, but what gems they […]

Today we cruised back into the magnificent city of Venice. After an early morning arrival, Darlene and I hopped on the waterbus to head up to Piazza S. Roma where we picked up our Europcar rental. After some short formalities we were on the road to Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet. The hotel […]

We were advised late yesterday that the ship had some mechanical difficulties and that we would be docking in Rovinj, rather than Pula. Rovinj was one of the most important towns of Istria under Venetian rule. The town is an absolute delight to walk through and during our visit the annual art festival was being […]