Sharing a Lifetime Passion for Europe

About the Book

The book is part memoir, adventure, travel book, multi-cultural manual and window into a marriage and family. It records experiences that made Yvonne and Victor’s lives unique by describing happenings that were poignant and rewarding. It starts with Yvonne’s early trips to Italy as a teenager, and then her return to live there, as a mother with three small children while Victor was off working in remote eastern Turkey. Escaping for three weeks allowed him to write about discovering with Yvonne the charms of Western Europe. Ten years later, Victor’s part-time assignment to explore the Italian aerospace industry led to other travel adventures, and a six-week family odyssey that wandered through Italy, Switzerland, France and England. Years later, he became a frequent traveler to NATO countries, and his air mile awards allowed Yvonne and he to share many pleasing adventures. His career path next led to being appointed to a four-nation consortium, and they moved and lived in Munich for four years. Their lives were then filled with many exciting activities, as they learned to live and enjoy life as Europeans.

About the Author

Yvonne and Victor share a common Italian-American heritage. Victor had a technical career with GE that took him to most European countries and Yvonne’s knowledge of Italian and French and her parent’s ties to Italy gave her a strong desire to travel with him. Sharing these experiences made their marriage unique.