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Italian Amore

Sat, 24 May 2014 | By richerforwandering | Views [376]

May 24, 2014: We are traveling across the Tuscany region of Italy and into Venice. We have been in Italy 11 weeks and have come to understand why people from the USA and all over the world have decided to move here. Our experience in many ... Read more >

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Florenz: Die Stadt mit dem besonderen Mix aus Kultur und Moderne

Tue, 20 May 2014 | By vicky79 | Views [2267]

Florenz ist nicht nur eine toskanische Großstadt und die Hauptstadt der Toskana, sie verbindet Geschichte mit Moderne und bietet fast an jeder Ecke eine unvergessliche Entdeckung für Besucher. Nicht zu vergessen ist der besondere Flair, ... Read more >

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Ascension to Mount Sella

Mon, 19 May 2014 | By ladyligeia | Views [1788] | Scholarship Entry

"Trust!" Her eyes sparkle while Fabiana speaks these words. We had spent a one week trekking holiday with our spiritual school on the Dolomites. This corner of the Italian Alps is famous because the peaks turn pink at sunset, but the school had chosen ... Read more >

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La Cittá Eterna

Mon, 19 May 2014 | By esr1228 | Views [439] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

In preparation for my first trip abroad I must have watched Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday a dozen times. Italy is perhaps the foremost exotic destination which charms the American psyche – there is an intuitive notion that Rome is the most romantic ... Read more >

Unexpected in banal

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By constantcity | Views [725] | Scholarship Entry

How the hell did it happen - instead of chosing some off the road, Nepalese 9-month-long encounter, I ended up in the most banal place any European could end up in: Italy. I hate the culture, the mentality, the laziness, the siesta breaks, the amount ... Read more >

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Puccini, is that you?

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By zoealexandra | Views [256] | Scholarship Entry

There’s a gelato shop in Cornigilia, Cinque Terre. This gelato shop has pistachio gelato. This pistachio gelato changed my life. I had heard that gelato was a must have during my backpacking trip through Europe. So true to form, I took this advice and ... Read more >

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Pray an Hour With Someone Else's Religion

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By mommaliz | Views [282] | Scholarship Entry

“Chee-no-da-da-da-da-ming-no-da-da-da-da-la-laaa.” The chanting in Japanese lasted for 30 minutes. Like the other 15 adults in this living room in Perugia, Italy, my hostess held a little white book containing a collection of Japanese mantras with the ... Read more >

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The day I became a wanderer

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By anjalisarker | Views [270] | Scholarship Entry

Whenever I step out of a train station, a busy, noisy street welcomes me. Expecting the same I drag my luggage out of Venezia station in a chilly December morning. To my utter surprise, there is no crowd, no car, and no busy street full of serious faced ... Read more >

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You are not alone even if you travel on your own

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By wanderlustfoodie | Views [170] | Scholarship Entry

The first time I travel alone. It was just marvelous! “Where to go?“ I am not sure yet. “You sure you want to go alone?!” “Why not?” “It is too dangerous for a girl to travel alone!” “Well it is safer than you think.” There were so many friends disagreed ... Read more >

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An Italian Coat Shop

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By annemignon | Views [202] | Scholarship Entry

It was our second evening in Rome, but our first after a gloriously long day. It is lucky that Italians eat late, because we were hungry. My stomach usually growls pretty loudly, but this walk was too enchanting to listen to my stomach and complain. We ... Read more >

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Time Travel

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By geerob | Views [230] | Scholarship Entry

The Circus Maximus was once the greatest stadium in history. Now it's a sort of park in the centre of Rome. If you are near the Colosseum, you need to pass the arch of Constantine and cross a road before you reach the Circus. You can see the palatine ... Read more >

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The Playground at the End of the World

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By nicolaopthoog | Views [192] | Scholarship Entry

How did I end up here? Seriously, I have no idea how I get here. I’ve been in this town for almost a week and yet I still, somehow, managed to get lost! I mean, it really shouldn’t be that hard to travel the same path every day from my cousin’s house ... Read more >

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To whom may concern

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By towhommayconcern | Views [188] | Scholarship Entry

To whom it may concern, Venice is huge. Doesn’t fit on cameras or texts, inside the Italian boot or in just one island. Not in vain, decided to live unattached from the continent, ruling a lagoon of the Adriatic Sea, with more than 450 bridges and 118 ... Read more >

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Why you don't get into situations involving Italia

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By kritty | Views [187] | Scholarship Entry

It must have been a slow day for the Palermo Carabinieri when I stepped into their headquarters. "So, you were on the middle of the bus?" "Yes, the middle of the bus." "Your phone got stolen on the middle of the bus?" "Yes! The middle of the bus!" ... Read more >

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It was just like a movie...

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By mssunshine | Views [218] | Scholarship Entry

I still have the music in my head. The beautiful Italian song and the laughter of my friends on the background. The sun shined and the wind blew in my face as two Italian friends of mine were driving me to Rome. They were singing along so that the music ... Read more >

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