Destination: Italy

Gallery: MILANO THROUGH IL DUOMO

Sun, 9 Jul 2006 | By sandrad | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Burgundy, Nice, Monaco, Cinque Terre

Sat, 8 Jul 2006 | By julien | Photo Gallery

WORLD CUP FEVER

Sat, 8 Jul 2006 | By sandrad | Views [514] | Comments [1]

  WORLD CUP FEVER AUSTRALIA V ITALY There’s nothing like a bit of World Cup soccer to help one question their identity. You go for your country right? I’ve got two passports so which country? I felt torn during this world cup. I had always supported ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

June 25 and 26

Fri, 7 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [785]

June 25 and 26 - Sunday and Monday Cinque Terra We left before 0800 for the trailhead in Monterossa to hike over to Vernazza. The brochure said it would take an hour and a half - no problem. I must have walked up, oh, about a million steps along the ... Read more >

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June 24

Fri, 7 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [719] | Comments [2]

June 24 - Saturday Riomaggiore and Manarola We got up early to catch the train to Riomaggiore in hopes of beating the heat and the crowds. These were the most southerly towns of the Cinque Terra. A short walk to the train station and train ride later ... Read more >

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June 23

Fri, 7 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [1570]

June 23, Friday Levanto/Monterossa We stopped by the information booth to find out where the trailhead to Monterossa was - it was a free trail unlike the now toll trail that you have to pay to hike between the Cinque Terra towns (3.00/day). It was ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

June 22

Fri, 7 Jul 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [636]

June 22 Thursday Levanto We were out of hotel Parma by 0900 not feeling a need to linger in the city when the Cinque Terra was so close. We got on the train without too much trouble - we're getting better at this. Again we were the only two bikes ... Read more >

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THE BEAUTY OF TRAVEL

Fri, 7 Jul 2006 | By sandrad | Views [502]

 The greatest moments when I am travelling are: on a train or bus with my ipod and just looking out the window saying hello to a local and exchanging smiles speaking the local language and being understood! Drinking coffee and having a chat ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

WHEN IN MILANO...

Fri, 7 Jul 2006 | By sandrad | Views [508] | Comments [1]

  WHEN IN MILANO... We went to Milano’s Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele. A beautiful glass covered mall. Inside there are mosaics of star signs. One of them is Taurus and is symbolised by the bull. On the bull’s testicles it is custom to rotate on your ... Read more >

Tags: Laughter

Bicycle rides

Wed, 5 Jul 2006 | By suze | Views [568]

Should anyone stumbling across this blog ever meander over to Treviso, there is the most beautiful bike ride along the river that you simply have to do. It starts at a boat restaurant just outside the town walls and continues along the river for a few ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Flying from Australia sucks!

Mon, 3 Jul 2006 | By suze | Views [732] | Comments [1]

Well, it only took me 40 hours, but I am finally here. One leg of my flight was almost 22 hours, with only a 30 minute break in between!!! My legs were so swollen when I arrived, despite numerous efforts to minimise the damage, walking up and down the ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

Gallery: JUNE 06 PHOTOS

Sat, 1 Jul 2006 | By sandrad | Photo Gallery

June 21

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [449] | Comments [1]

Tags: Adventures

June 19 and 20

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [723]

  June 19 and 20 Pisa 84 kilometers We really put the kilometers on our bikes today! We were up at about 0430 and left Florence by about 0630. It took us a while to get out of the city and we ended losing some time ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

June 18th

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 | By the_nomads | Views [628] | Comments [1]

  Sunday June 18th+ Florence We got up around 0700- it was already getting warm. We went up the the bar where it was cooler to eat breakfast and check the times for the train departure and cost to get near Assisi. By the time we ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures