Destination: Italy

Gallery: San Gimignano Pt 2

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

Gallery: San Gimignano

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

Fattoria Poggio Alloro

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [1407]

While I love our Garmin GPS device, when you don’t have a precise address for a destination, it makes things quite a bit more difficult than you ever imagined.   Add to that the stress of the rental car and navigating crazy switchbacks and narrow ... Read more >

Gallery: Fattoria Poggio Alloro Pt 2

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Fattoria Poggio Alloro

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

The Bane of Brandon's Existence...

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [2319]

(...also known as, "When my wonderful husband rose to the incredible challenge of taming the manual Dodge."  ---Arielle) After our day exploring Rome it was back to the airport to pick up Mel and Cathy and our car that I would be driving for ... Read more >

Bonjour'no, Roma!

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [1027] | Comments [1]

We just returned from an adventure-filled week in Italy!  We're separating our stories into the different areas we visited for ease of reading and photos.  Here we go! Our first day in Italy was spent in the beautiful city of Rome.  We began our ... Read more >

Gallery: Rome

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

italy, this edition: lost in venezia and firenze

Fri, 29 May 2009 | By dianacchan | Views [494] | Comments [2]

so here i am in florence now holed up in my dorm cause I HAVE FREE INTERNET! this hostel is so great, i even got a free dinner of a whole pizza! so now im being anti social and rather happy about it. so my initial landing into italy was a bit rough.... Read more >

Y la tercera!!!

Wed, 27 May 2009 | By kaplan | Views [661] | Comments [3]

Hoy me siento feliz. No sólo porque mi equipo ha ganado, sino porque ha hecho un partido que difícilmente olvidaré. Tanto que, por momentos y en el transcurso del encuentro, hasta me daba igual el resultado. Y para que esto suceda la cosa tiene que estar ... Read more >

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Gallery: Italy

Mon, 18 May 2009 | By ang_and_abe | Photo Gallery

June - Regatta of St. Ranieri, Italy

Mon, 18 May 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [1728] | Video

Location: Palazzo Medici, Pisa, Italy Dates: 17 June Level of Participation: 1 – gasp at the paliotto scramble Description: Venice may be famous for its gondolas, but across the country, ... Read more >

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Italy

Sat, 16 May 2009 | By ang_and_abe | Views [654]

Florence After finding a backpackers hostel to stay in, we dropped off our bags there and spent the day wandering the streets of Florence. We didn’t really want to spend hours queuing to get into museums and art galleries only to spend hours walking ... Read more >

Why Don’t Any Of The Toilets Have Toilet Seats?

Fri, 15 May 2009 | By awjh | Views [3747]

After the disappointment that Venice delivered me I am not particularly expecting much of southern Italy and the excitement I have for being here falters, which ultimately turns out to be a blessing because once I experience the toe and heel end of Italia’s ... Read more >

Roma - Hello Pope

Mon, 11 May 2009 | By porksbuck | Views [808]

The next day we headed to Pisa. For those who have been before, will know what its all about. Basically you go there, take photos of you pushing on the leaning tower and then leave! thats exactly what we did! haha not a whole lot to report here, but ... Read more >