The Arco Naturale on the island of Capri off the Amalfi Coast.

The gardens of the villa in the hilltop town of Ravello on the Amalfi Coast.

Alpine meadows in the Dolomites, the Italian Alps, in July.

A visitor to Cortina D'Ampezzo, a beautiful skiing and hiking resort in the Dolomites. Also...he's delicious.

Hiking the Via Ferrata up Monte Cristallo in the Dolomites. Yup, that's me.

Jason Mills and I atop Monte Cristallo on a Via Ferrata hike. Photo by our fabulous guide, Nadia Dimai.

A high mountain pass through the Dolomites.

"Three Peaks,"one of the many gorgeous rock formations in the Dolomites.

Another Via Ferrata hike through the Dolomites.