I just flew to Europe — as I have every year at this time since the 1980s — to kick off another spring of exploring, researching, learning, tasting, and sipping. I’m starting in Sicily, and I’d love to introduce you to some of my new Sicilian buddies.
Starting today, I’ll be posting daily for the next hundred days or so, reporting on my experiences and lessons learned. (Knowing how super-serendipitous Palermo is, I’m sure tomorrow’s post will be a fun one!) On this trip, I’ll be reporting from Sicily, Naples and the Amalfi Coast, Rome, Portugal, Paris, Ireland, the heart of England, Scotland, Germany’s Black Forest, Alsace, the great cities of Switzerland, and more — spending about a third of that time researching my guidebooks, a third tagging along with Rick Steves’ Europe Tours (in Sicily and Ireland), and a third with my crew making new TV shows.
So, I hope you’ll enjoy stowing away with me — for a hundred posts in a hundred days — here on my blog and via Facebook. And please let your travel companions know, too. 2017 promises to be a great year of travel, and I’d love to have you all come along.
Happy travels!