An intimate dinner for 80 at the best restaurant in the world.

Andiamo Sardinia!

Forget Capri: Ischia is an enchanting Italian island less traveled.

I Love Paris… anytime of the year.

Exotic Zanzibar — a perfect sojourn to relax post-safari

Video with gorgeous drone footage of the Namibian desert

The dunes and desert splendor of beautiful Namibia

Harry’s Bar

A visit to Grace Farms in New Canaan, CT

A tourist’s tale from North Korea

Buenos Aires for families, foodies, and culture-seekers

Hiking a glacier in Patagonia

Hotel Review: Four Seasons Buenos Aires

Beautiful Iguazu Falls in Argentina

Where to Dine: Laguna Beach, CA

Hotel Review: Surf and Sand Resort in Laguna Beach, CA

Why San Juan Capistrano should be on your itinerary when visiting Southern California

20 awesome family activities in Singapore

SINGAPORE’S TOP LUXURY AND BOUTIQUE HOTELS

12 Fabulous Holiday Gifts for Travelers

This is NON-backpacker, NON-influencer travel blog with ZERO ads!

Little Traveler’s Notebook was originally created to document my husband’s and my recommendations for interested friends AND provide a space for my photographic interests. I hope something here will spark inspiration or help you plan your own travels.

Finally, as it seems every travel blog needs an inspirational quote, here is mine: DRINK HEAVILY WITH LOCALS WHENEVER POSSIBLE ~ ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Where to eat & drink in Venice
Here’s my list of recommended restaurants and bars in Venice. There are soooo many great places that I have yet to visit so don’t feel it necessary to stick only to these. Updated in 2022: I have dropped places that have either closed OR that I no longer recommend. SAN MARCO RESTAURANTS Oliva Nera A […]
A Tourist in Iraq… PART 1 Baghdad, Babylon & Karbala
It was almost midnight on a Sunday in late June when we crossed a bridge over the Tigris River, yet the festive crowds -- not a surgical mask in sight -- gathered on both sides suggested a much earlier hour of the evening. And this was almost three hours PAST the government-mandated curfew. This was […]
A Tourist in Iraq, Part 2 Najaf
After a short night’s sleep, we hit the road again, heading south towards the city of Najaf. Khan An Nukhaylah
A Tourist in Iraq, Part 3: Sumerian City of Nippur
Another day in Iraq, another chance to see more amazing ancient sites! Today we are visiting the ancient Sumerian city of Nippur. This was the religious center of Mesopotamia for several THOUSAND years. As well, from information on Nippur on the UNESCO site: “where Enlil, the supreme god of the Sumerian pantheon, created mankind, and […]