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Sat, 4 Apr 2009 | By irene_t | Views [268]
ecco qui, non avevo la minima intenzione di aprire un blog, li ho sempre trovati noiosetti sia da tenere che da leggere... ma son finita su worldnomads.com a comprarmi l'assicurazione sanitaria x l'anno in Israele e zac!!! in regalo c'era questo blog ... Read more >
Tags: pensieri
Wed, 18 Mar 2009 | By nadscol | Views [545]
Another train ride and we arrived in Rome. I’m getting sick of trains. We made our way to the hostel we had booked earlier. It was cosy and small and in aback street just off one of the main drags. Lovely place, good price- if you are in Rome and need ... Read more >
Tags: italy
Fri, 6 Mar 2009 | By nadscol | Views [756] | Comments [1]
The train ride to Padova was long and frustrating. We were sitting directly across from a small child who seemed to seriously believe that 2 hours of continuous kicking, leg swinging and whinging were the best way to enjoy such a journey. I was very ... Read more >
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Fri, 6 Mar 2009 | By nadscol | Views [598] | Comments [1]
I have finally made it to Italy- after all this time! Home of pizza, pasta, risotto, gelato and lots of Italian people. The wait had been much too long. We arrived in Milan after another very long train ride. We found our way to our hotel after only ... Read more >
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Thu, 5 Mar 2009 | By jjassen | Views [729] | Comments [1]
Lightning quick Venice, now Vienna! Venice was beautiful, though gray and cloudy and dirty. I took many pictures. I think the grayness of the citz (but with water so amazinglz dark green, I would have thought the city was dying it for the tourists..... Read more >
Tags: nougat, venice, venizia, vienna, wien
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 | By jjassen | Views [756] | Comments [1]
My hostel method of only booking one night at a time worked extremely well in this case. The Yellow Room, my 7th hostel, was terrible. No common rooms, no kitchen. So I booked my second night in the same hostel as the Irish couple, called Freedom Traveller.... Read more >
Tags: italian, italy, roma, roman, rome
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 | By jjassen | Views [788]
While in Barcelona, I got out my map and with the help and advice of Niki, I decided against going north to France, opting instead to stay in southern Europe, chasing the sun! Enter Grimaldi Ferry. Having overstayed my time in Spain (about a week!) ... Read more >
Tags: corsica, ferry, grimaldi, irish, joe, louise, mediterranean, sardinia
Tue, 24 Feb 2009 | By xli | Views [393]
Il viaggio inizia prima di partire, quando inizi a pianificarlo, ma soprattutto quando fai i bagagli. Avendolo programmato da mesi, realizzo che partirò domani solo quando riempio il mio zaino.. Anzi no, ancora non l'ho realizzato. Forse lo farò alla ... Read more >
Sat, 31 Jan 2009 | By keith_austin | Photo Gallery
Lido Day Out
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Thu, 29 Jan 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [3196] | Video
Location: Venice, Italy. Piazza San Marco is the focus of the festival. Dates: Begins two Fridays before Ash Wednesday, finishing on Shrove Tuesday Level of Participation: 3 – don a mask and join in the famous ball Description: The high point ... Read more >
Tags: venice, venice carnival, world festivals
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 | By keith_austin | Views [1238] | Comments [1]
The good burghers of Venice have got their work cut out. Having rid themselves of the Doges many years ago (though being a doge wasn't all it was cracked up to be, as we found out on a tour of the Doges' Palace) they are now battling the dogs of Venice.... Read more >
Tags: doges, dogs, fur, keith austin, murano, popsi bubblehead, posters., venice
Mon, 26 Jan 2009 | By anna | Views [932]
Our hope to be home in Italy by the end of September was dashed as the weather forecasters predicted the arrival of some powerful winds over the next week. We had 2 choices – stay and wait in Fiskardo (beautiful, elegant but small and quiet) or head ... Read more >
Mon, 26 Jan 2009 | By anna | Views [1256]
Skiathos, we finally arrived at our required destination in Greece late in the afternoon on a calm Greek day. We were ushered in by a noisy and bossy Greek port manager but even he was unable to ruin our excitement at finally being on a bustling ... Read more >
Fri, 23 Jan 2009 | By keith_austin | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 23 Jan 2009 | By keith_austin | Views [809]
It's 7.30am and I've just returned from a quick, freezing jaunt around the almost deserted streets here in Venice - one of the joys of jetlag. And if I've learned one thing it's that I need to read up more on my camera. I see the shot I want but am ... Read more >
Tags: cameras, jetlag, keith austin, venice
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