Destination: Italy

Photos: milan

Mon, 8 Oct 2012 | By coffeeatyosi | Photo Gallery

Lake Como (Combover?)

Mon, 8 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Views [1882]

8Oct12 lake Como (comb over?) Slow start today. I did not want to be rushed so we were heading off on the 11am train. Added plenty of coins to the swear jar today. It was going so well until we got to Milan and transferred to Milan San Garibaldi. We ... Read more >

Photos: Alba White Truffle Festival

Sun, 7 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Alba

Sun, 7 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Views [1442]

7Oct12 Alba Off to an early start. Problem is that i am not feeling well. We are heading off to Alba to the truffle festival, medieval parade and donkey races. Alba is Italy's truffle capital and main market.October is the height of the white truffle ... Read more >

Turin

Thu, 4 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Views [1252]

4Oct12 Turin The first part of the train trip was interesting as we shirted along the seaside to Genoa but the second half of the journey  was rather dull and a little  boring .The train route is  through rural farm land and the fields ... Read more >

Parma

Wed, 3 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Views [1222]

We jumped on the train to Parma home to  Parmigiano-Reggiano also known in English as Parmesan. It is a strange city as the museums are only open in the mornings. Disappointing for our day trip. Tourist information was not very friendly but we got a map ... Read more >

Photos: Cinque Terra

Tue, 2 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Cinque Terre lost

Tue, 2 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Views [1889]

Cinque Terre Sorry if this entry feels negative but I started believing the hype on this location and was disappointed. People often write nostalgically about how a location was in the past not how it is now. I believe that it was amazing 30 years ago ... Read more >

Florence to Cinque Terra Region

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Views [1669]

1Oct12 Finally finished our pennants with our cheap room in Florence. We actually managed a full night sleep on one day out of five. Better than I expected. Tried experimenting along the way with various quantities of alcohol in the evening but ... Read more >

Cimici attack

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 | By ely_dav | Views [297]

30 settembre 2012: secondo giorno di guerra contro le cimici. Per fortuna, per ora, nessun segno del nemico ma mantengo alta la sorveglianza. Tutto è iniziato ieri: con altri due ragazzi abbiamo noleggiato per 3 ore un'auto da zipcar e siamo andati ... Read more >

Italy, day one (kinda)

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 | By cadillactramp13 | Views [412]

After 26 hours of exhausting travel, my feet finally touched the ground in Italy. I had no money, I do not speak the language, I do not have a phone, and my Internet wasn't working. To say I was shitting my pants is an understatement.  A friend of a ... Read more >

Photos: Benvenuti a Roma

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 | By cadillactramp13 | Photo Gallery

Florence day 4

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 | By david_vanessa | Views [1193]

30Oct12 Florence Decided to spend the day looking around the free state museums then head off to Rufina for a festival starting at 1600. We walked into the old city only to be met by a sea of blue t-shirt clad people. It was a breast cancel fun ... Read more >

Florence

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 | By david_vanessa | Views [1468]

29 Sep 12 Florence What to do today. Domestic duties. We head off to a local laundry with our clothes walking next to us. They are as relieved as we are to get a wash. An old couple turned up and we noticed the accent sounded ... Read more >

Photos: parma

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 | By coffeeatyosi | Photo Gallery