Virtual Vacation

The travel industry should start figuring out ways to leverage Instagram because all the vacation photos make me want to hit the road.  Recently illustrator Wayne Pate posted these amazing photos and his art from his stay at Castello di Vicarello in Italy.  I was hooked from the first one and a little investigating led me to realize that I blogged about it in January 2011 in the post Under the Tuscan Sun.   While I enjoyed the virtual vacation via Wayne, I clearly need to book my own trip to Italy soon.  Just wish the sky high airfares to Italy would come down a little.  Sigh.

Photos and illustrations by Wayne Pate

Under the Tuscan Sun

Big flakes of snow are coming down in New York but it's not getting me down because I'm dreaming of Italy.  When I first saw Castello di Vicarello in Vogue, I couldn't wait to check out their website for more photos.  It's even more gorgeous than I thought but also made me disappointed that I didn't win the lottery this week.  I would have bought this place and never looked back.   Luckily, it's a hotel and spa so at least I can still book a room.  Bon Weekend!