A Room with a View

A room with a view … and a story. Villa Giulia is on the outskirts of the town of Bellagio on Lake Como. It was built in 1624 by Eudemio Camutio and then called Villa Camuzia. At the end of the 18th century it was renovated by Conte Pietro Venini, a native of Bellagio, and […]

To be honest…

To be honest, honesty is not all it’s cracked up to be.  We certainly avoid honesty in many areas of our lives. How many of us use the “white lie”, an untruth used to avoid hurting somebody? Blunt honesty could make social intercourse quite uncomfortable. On the other hand there are occasions and situations where […]