My husband Tim and I just recently celebrated three years of living in Italy. I think back to previous trips to Italy and if I had only known then what we know now! We’ve learned by making mistakes and falling into the tourists traps of overpriced cappuccinos and bad gelato (yes, bad gelato does exist!). [...]
The Adriatic Sea was a bit rough again last night but I actually enjoyed the rocking.
This just in from FrontierMEDEX Security Services Italy As previously announced, a 24-hour strike is scheduled to affect the aviation sector in Italy on February 24, 2012. Employees of the following airlines will observe the strike: Alitalia, easyJet, Blue Express, Wind Jet, Air Berlin and Wizz Air; Ryanair employees were also initially scheduled to participate, [...]
A white wig of curls and a plume of feathers piled high on my head and donning a burgandy Victorian dress, my husband and I hopped the train headed to Venice for its most famous 10-day street party: Carnevale. I felt like a movie star must feel every day as people at our local train [...]
Last week I told you all about our flight to Italy and stopover in Rome in the delightful Rome Cavalieri Hotel. The following day we jumped on the hotel’s free shuttle for the 30-minute ride to the city center and then hopped in a taxi to go to Rome Termini (the main train station). The [...]
Before my trip to Italy I was in Connecticut hanging out with my family and friends over the Memorial Day weekend, and my brother Frank was kind enough to drive us 50 miles to John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens, New York. Check-in for our Delta Airlines flight took only a few minutes and security [...]
As I continue on the Trafalgar bus tour, I reluctantly leave Rome and go north to Tuscany. The countryside was beautiful, much of it like a painting. It was a long ride (4 hours) to our first stop, Castello Vicchiomaggio, for a wine tasting and lunch. The winery was in Greve, in the Chianti region [...]
Going through Italy on a tour bus? I didn’t think that was my kind of travel, but I’d like to think that I will try everything once, and I found the benefits of this luxury coach trip surprising. I actually enjoyed riding on the bus, which was quite comfortable. It was new and spacious and [...]
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