Destination: Italy

Europe #7

Sun, 3 Nov 2013 | By kwilson | Views [263]

Okay, it all comes at you fairly quickly.  It really does not matter if you look at #7 before #6.  I’m just excited to get some photos onto each e-mail and to get the e-mail to head in your direction.   On the day we visited ... Read more >

Europe #6

Sun, 3 Nov 2013 | By kwilson | Views [263]

Hi Again:       Well, the 15-day journey has concluded, though your quick glances at the trip are ongoing.  As we were told at a party last night, “You toured half of Europe”.  Maybe not quite that much, ... Read more >

Roadtrip - MY BIG SICILIAN ROAD TRIP

Thu, 31 Oct 2013 | By arinabalerina | Views [9458] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I am very active person and I can't imagine my life without travels! This scholarship is something that I'm looking for! I shoot and produce videoclips for two years and I feel myself comfortable as an operator, an editor, as well as a host. My video ... Read more >

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Europe #5

Wed, 30 Oct 2013 | By kwilson | Views [447]

Greetings From Venice:       This will be the story of our visit last weekend to Villa del Balbianello on Lake Como.  These little stories are just like local television news.  If you have pictures (video tape) you ... Read more >

Last day in Venice :(

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 | By boznkaz | Views [1758] | Comments [2]

Today was our last day in Venice. I am really sad to be leaving here, it is just so beautiful. Once again we got up early and we went to St Marks square, before the crowds arrived. It was 7:30am and there were hardly any people around. There was a ... Read more >

The Day I Made Scones

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 | By annarisa | Views [716] | Comments [5]

One sunny day I finally decided to make use of the kitchen facilities we have available at the place where I live. I thought to myself, “Anna, let’s just take it nice and easy, we’ll start with something simple.” The idea came ... Read more >

Gary's birthday

Mon, 28 Oct 2013 | By boznkaz | Views [487] | Comments [1]

Today is Gary's birthday! We woke early and after breakfast headed away from St marks square. We had a Venice walking tour booked for 11:10am so we wanted to go in the opposite direction. Our hotel overlooks St Marks bay and we followed the bay around ... Read more >

Florence

Sun, 27 Oct 2013 | By boznkaz | Views [393]

Posting a day late! We were so tired when we arrived to our hotel I didn't write anything. So here is yesterday activities; Yet another amazing day. Though it has had a few stressful moments, starting early this morning. Our train was at 8:32am, Pisa ... Read more >

Day 49: Ciao Cefalu'

Sat, 26 Oct 2013 | By vangonza13 | Views [397]

I took my last train today, to Cefalu', a lovely town on the coast which is dominated by a huge mountainous rock, called "la Rocca." The view from the train coming in is spectacular, with the old town hugging the sea, towered over by the Duomo, and ... Read more >

Europe #2

Sat, 26 Oct 2013 | By kwilson | Views [288]

Greetings From Lake Como, Italy:       Okay.  There’s more to share about the first seven weeks in France, including photos.  However, our 15-day trip reached the half-way mark today and if we don’t get ... Read more >

Pisa

Sat, 26 Oct 2013 | By boznkaz | Views [429] | Comments [3]

Today we left Rome:( We have loved exploring Rome, so much history and wonderful things to see and do. I could easily spend another week here. But as they say, all good things must come to an end and we must move on. So this morning we left our very ... Read more >

Day 48: Monreale, le catacombe, e una chiesa incompleta

Fri, 25 Oct 2013 | By vangonza13 | Views [479]

I started the day early, thinking I could fit Monreale & the catacombs into the morning, since both the duomo & the catacombs close  @ 12:30 . However, I had to deal with buses and that always seems to mess with my plan. 7 weeks in Italy ... Read more >

Last day Rome

Fri, 25 Oct 2013 | By boznkaz | Views [444]

Today was a relatively quiet day, by our previous days standards. Usual early morning (but what do you expect, we were asleep by 9pm). Today we caught the 'hop on hop off' bus. When we got on at 9:10am we had pole position up the top at the front! Sensational ... Read more >

Day 47: All parts of Palermo

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 | By vangonza13 | Views [680]

I walked all over Palermo today. This morning I spent visiting 2 other markets-Vucciria, which is the most well known, but very small, & Capo, which was mostly clothing & household items, not very exciting. I found the church of San Giovanni ... Read more >

colosseum

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 | By boznkaz | Views [424] | Comments [4]

Buona sera.  Good evening all. What a wonderful day we have had today! Usual early morning start with breakfast at 7:15am. We had to re-organise our day because our night tour of the colosseum was cancelled. I was so disappointed about this as ... Read more >