Welcome to my personal travel web site! My name is Monica and I live in Maryland with my husband Tony and our dog Lucy. I love to travel, especially to Europe. It's been a passion all my life. I was born in Madrid Spain and grew up in various places, including Panama, Japan, Okinawa, and Hawaii, which is probably from where my travel passion grew. I have been traveling to Europe since 1990 and have visited Italy, Greece, Turkey, Spain, France, Germany and the Ukraine. My Baltic cruise in May 2005 gave me the opportunity to tour places for the first time such as Oslo, Helsinki, Saint Petersburg, and Tallinn. And in October 2008 I traveled to China for 24 nights!
I enjoy helping others with the planning of their trips. This travel web site contains information of places I've visited, hotels I've stayed in, restaurants I've enjoyed, recipes that I have collected, various travel tips, and my travel journals and photographs.
Contact me anytime with your questions, comments, suggestions, or stories about your travels via email.
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"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." St. Augustine
I'm quoted in a few of Fodor's Paris Gold Guide Books. I'm also quoted in The Smart Traveler's Passport, 399 Tips From Seasoned Travelers by Budget Travel!
Italian Notebook:This web site (click on the title link), has short daily notes about Italy, whether it's about food, towns, or events. I have several articles published this web site:
