When visiting Rome, one of our favorite spots to drop in is the Mercato Trionfale. For years we were fortunate to live just one block away for this, the largest indoor market in Rome. Years ago this was a “street market,” meandering down Via Andrea Doria literally in the middle of the street. Quite […]
Read more »We were excited to have the opportunity to return to Berlin. According to our original flight schedule, we were headed into the Berlin’s new Brandenburg Airport, but two weeks before our flight we were informed that the new airport would be delayed until early 2013. So we were redirected to tired, cramped Berlin Schönefeld […]
Read more »We enjoyed an wonderful extended weekend in Scotland. For years we kept planing (and planning) to head to Glasgow and Edinburgh. Finally we found the time! We wanted to see the countryside so we flew into Manchester and picked up a rental car at the airport. This was our first experience “driving on the […]
Read more »What can you say about Edinburgh? It’s a magical city… and why not – it’s the “home” of Harry Potter (more on that below). Edinburgh is a city of contrasts. You have the refined elegance of the Georgian New Town and the medieval streets of the Old Town. Edinburgh is one of Europe’s most […]
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Ron Phillips is an Independent Consultant of Brownell Travel 
Ron Phillips is an Independent Consultant of Brownell Travel