by Penny Zibula | Mar 14, 2021 | Middle East, Travel
All Israeli Ingenuity Needed to Perform Magic was a Desert (The next installment in the series,, “The ABCs of Future Travel”, designed to inspire you to start planning your next trip.) For most, the word “desert” conjures up visions of endless miles of...
by Penny Zibula | Feb 21, 2021 | Europe, Food & Beverage, Travel
Northern Italy’s Answer to Venice and Paris Rolled into One Unforgettable City (The next installment in the series,, “The ABCs of Future Travel”, designed to inspire you to start planning your next trip.) It was late afternoon on March 4, 2020, and Simon, Splendid,...
by Penny Zibula | Jan 9, 2021 | Travel
A year of regrouping, relocating, and refocusing It wasn’t the best year or even the worst, but 2020 was definitely the strangest I can remember. It was challenging to say the least. A deadly pandemic, nationwide riots, despicable politicians, and a long-distance move...
by Simon Lock | Nov 2, 2020 | Europe, Travel
A Small, but Brilliant, Tuscan Jewel (The next installment in the series,, “The ABCs of Future Travel”, designed to inspire you to start planning your next trip.) If you are in Florence and headed for Carrara to see the marble quarries, you will pass right by the...
by Penny Zibula | Oct 19, 2020 | Europe, Travel, Uncategorized
Where Turbulent History, a Fire-Breathing Dragon, and Perfect Pierogi Converge Exploring the Jewel that Is Krakow For centuries, the Jews of Krakow enjoyed a peaceful existence where their culture and community thrived. Then the Nazis nearly erased Judaism from...
by Penny Zibula | Sep 14, 2020 | Middle East, Travel
The Beating Heart of Israel (The next installment in the series,, “The ABCs of Future Travel”, designed to inspire you to start planning your next trip.) Jerusalem is one of the most volatile, yet revered, cities in the world, It has haunted me over the decades. It is...