Destination: Italy

Photos: Venice

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 | By aliceritchie | Flickr Photo Gallery

Roma: La bella vita!

Sun, 25 Aug 2013 | By aliceritchie | Views [824]

How lucky am I to have family living in Rome!? Not only that, but they are family who are extremely knowledgeable about the fascinating history of practically every building, every street, every church tower, and are also the sort of family who will ... Read more >

Tags: domus romane, food, rome

Photos: Rome

Sun, 25 Aug 2013 | By aliceritchie | Flickr Photo Gallery

Spontaneous vs Planned Travel

Tue, 20 Aug 2013 | By esthermanning | Views [824]

Let me just say from the outset which side of this debate I sit on.  Spontaneous travel is WAY more fun. Please don't think that I'm suggesting you don't plan at least some part of your holiday/trip in advance.  Let's start with the essentials:... Read more >

Tags: backpacking, italy, lost, venice, wander

Venice

Tue, 20 Aug 2013 | By deanm | Views [608] | Comments [1]

After a pretty awesome 10 hour trip through the mountains of Austria and north Italy I made it to the campground outside of Venice where I'll be spending the next three nights. This campground is the complete opposite to the apartment hostel in Vienna.... Read more >

Tags: one month!, venice

How to survive cycling in Tuscany

Mon, 12 Aug 2013 | By aceaussie | Views [566]

Tuscany certainly meets all the requirements for a cycling holiday - for the semi-professional or the super-fit. So when my cyclist fiance suggested a very easy cycle for 12 days I wasn't easily convinced. He started planning and with a few flat cycling ... Read more >

Tags: agriturismo, cycling, wine

Photos: Profile Pics

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 | By annarisa | Photo Gallery

Photos: Mobile Countries

Fri, 9 Aug 2013 | By copperowl | Photo Gallery

Mobile Countries

Fri, 9 Aug 2013 | By copperowl | Views [488]

I have spent the last two weeks in two separate "countries" which you won't find in th Atlas. The first was called "Armonia", which means Harmony. It is only small - about 2000 people, and it has five official languages - Italian, English, German, Spanish ... Read more >

Florence

Sun, 4 Aug 2013 | By normandmichelle | Views [336]

Friday 26 July 2013   After some discussions with Karen we changed our plans leaving San Baranto for Florence for the evening so we were close to the train to depart for Milan enroute to home while Karen will head to London and ... Read more >

San Baronto and Vinci

Sun, 4 Aug 2013 | By normandmichelle | Views [495]

While some went to Cinque Terre today Karen, Michelle, Neil and I went to Leonardo Di Vinci's nearby home town of Vinci by our trusty taxi driver. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinci,_Tuscany ).  Another hilltop Tuscan town with a couple of great ... Read more >

San Baronto - Cooking and Beyond

Sun, 4 Aug 2013 | By normandmichelle | Views [533] | Comments [1]

July 22 A late start following a cafe across the road watching the passing parade of cyclists and the old guys on the corner.  Said goodbye to Cameron and Stacey who were off to Rome before going their separate ways.  We were transported ... Read more >

Photos: Paestum

Thu, 1 Aug 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Scavi di Stabia

Thu, 1 Aug 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery

Photos: Naples Museum, Herculaneum, Pompeii

Thu, 1 Aug 2013 | By krodin | Photo Gallery