Thanks for the recommendation. Plawrence turned my on to a few authors that I've become addicted to, like Bill Bryson. I just finished his hilarious "Neither Here Nor There", which I had read before, but I always find it so entertaining. Basically, Bryson tries to recreate a backpacking trip he took in his college days. He travels through Italy, France, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Yugoslavia, and ends his trip in Turkey. His take on the various cities, their restaurants, museums, hotels and so on are wonderful. I love his chapters on Italy, although he absolutely hated Florence, which I found surprising. However, I haven't been to Florence since I was 12, and I prefer not to think about how long ago THAT was! His descriptions of the red light districts and the various wares available for purchase had me laughing out loud.