Southern Europe travel Advice: Trip Planning Starts Here

Say Southern Europe and everyone sees a different image: a Mediterranean cruise, a gondola ride, romantic villas. Let our Southern Europe travel advice put them in focus.

Have you dreamed of greeting your morning from a villa on Lake Como? Of following Juliet in Verona? Of sipping cappuccino in St Mark's Square after your gondola ride? Are you looking for the ideal honeymoon location or for tips on traveling in Europe with children? Trip planning raises a lot of questions, and this is the place to ask them.

Maybe your trip planning includes a Mediterranean cruise and you're not sure what kind of ship to choose. Your dream trip may be to hike the Cinque Terre or find spiritual repose walking the Pilgrim Route of St. James. Were you captivated by views of Turin and the Italian Alps ski resorts during the 2006 Olympics? Planning that dream trip starts here.

Whatever your interest in Southern Europe, you've come to the right place. But Southern Europe stretches from Athens to the Azores - a very big area, so it's hard for me to know where to begin. You can make this your site by chiming in with questions, suggestions and ideas for places you'd like to know more about.

What would you like to see? Whether you're looking for budget hotels in Venice or a Michelin-starred restaurant in Madrid, you'll find practical information here.

But maybe first you're looking for ideas of where to spend your dream vacation in Southern Europe. Please let me know where to begin, by sending me an e-mail or start a discussion about your favorite place.