I can never go to Italy often enough. This time I visited new hotels and regions. An afternoon on a Vespa with a driver was the best way to get out of the city and see new sites!Hotel Eden Rome - just newly renovated in April 2017 -outstandinghttps://www.dorchestercollection.com/en/rome/hotel-eden/Castel Porrona Tuscany - 2 yrs old in the heart of Tuscany. A thousand year old Medieval village with 25 converted rooms. This relais is an unusual stop on the way to Sienna. Outstanding food and service.https://www.castelporrona.it/Villa Cora Florence - a magnificent mansion near the Boboli Gardens. The perfect place 10 minutes outside the city with a huge swimming pool to lounge around in the hot summer afternoons.www.villacora.it/Villa Palazzo Aminata Stresa, Lake Maggiore. Beautiful views of the Italian Alps and the lakefront. Charming old world hotel.www.villa-aminta.it/Scooter Roma Vespa Tourshttps://scooteroma.com/tours/

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Four Seasons Hotel ~ Surf Side Miami FL Jan 2019

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Morocco ~ Land of Mosaics and Mystery visited Oct. 2018

Slovenia and Croatia ~ May 2018

Galapagos and Amazon River - Feb. 2018

Zimbabwe and Botswana Safari Nov. 2017

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