Mike Bruno’s Top 3 Travel Destinations for Lawyers
1. Tuscany
This region of Italy offers the perfect blend of temperate climate, rolling hills, food, wine and history. You can relax in a hilltop villa, overlooking vineyards or take daytrips to small historic
villages like Sienna and San Gimignano. Plan at least a day in Florence to see the Uffizi or Accademia Galleries, The Duomo of Florence Cathedral and the Ponte Vecchio Bridge, followed by your favorite flavor of gelato!
2. Paris
I was prepared to hate Paris and the French people after hearing stories over the years. It is far and away my favorite city. I could live there. It is walkable. Paris offers bakeries, bistros, bars, shops, restaurants; all within a block or two of the hotels. The cultured will enjoy The Louvre and Musee d’Orsay. The faithful can view Notre Dame Cathedral, still under construction
following the 2018 fire. Romantics will enjoy a class of chardonnay while floating down the Sienne. Me? My happy place is the 5th arrondissement (Latin Quarter) pretending to be Ernest Hemingway in the 1920s.
3. Lake Michigan Shoreline of the Leelanau Peninsula
This one doesn’t require a passport or travel agent and can be reached by car in 5 hours. Tucked away in the Northwest corner of Michigan’s lower peninsula, this area boasts 64 miles of beaches along the lake. The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is spectacular. I never get tired of climbing the sand dunes or cycling the paved trails. Glen Arbor offers small town charm and “Arts Tavern”, my favorite stop for a cheeseburger and beer. Traverse City is full of coffee shops, restaurants and gift shops. Moomer’s overlooking the Plummer family dairy farm, has the very best ice cream (outside Italy). This is where I go to make a quick getaway to recharge the batteries.
