Category: Italy travel

50 Ways to Flush a Toilet

In the Brussels airport, I saw a new piece of technology that I just had to try out: the Lady P Urinoir (in the ladies’ bathroom, naturally). There were written instructions in four languages: “1. Assume skiing position.” Fortunately, there were also stick-figure illustrations, otherwise I would have had to puzzle about “skiing position,” not… Continue reading 50 Ways to Flush a Toilet

Holiday Hell – Italian Vacation Traffic

Almost every Christmas, we drive halfway down Italy to Abruzzo, where my in-laws are retired by the seaside. This puts us on the road with millions of other Italians going home for the holidays. Much of the flow is north to south: the many southern Italians who migrated to northern Italy decades ago to find… Continue reading Holiday Hell – Italian Vacation Traffic

Bormio: An Ancient Hot-Spring Spa in the Italian Alps

We took a family mini-vacation to Bormio again. This time we stayed at the hotel of the Bagni Vecchi (old baths), whose price includes unlimited admission to the spa, and breakfast and dinner. above: View from the window of the hotel restaurant Tourist information for Bormio Our previous trip ^ Ceiling decoration of a pharmacy… Continue reading Bormio: An Ancient Hot-Spring Spa in the Italian Alps