Cruising on Ponant Le Bougainville gave us a great overview of Sicily and the eastern coast of Italy to Venice.

Three days in Venice..not enough but a great start!

Malta--A Beautiful Escape Our first impressions as we flew into the small, five-island Maltese archipelago were of the dramatic cliffs overlooking turquoise blue waters made to seem bluer because of the sand-colored ancient walled cities which encompass towering churches and towers. Valletta--Beauty by Night Once we landed it was very easy to get a taxi. (We primarily used Bolt instead of taxis and Uber during our trip.) The taxi drivers also offer private tours around the is