Destination: Italy

Rome

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 | By smartin1978 | Views [4169] | Comments [1]

Any trip to Italy just isn’t complete without going to Rome.   Rome, however, is just another large city with some really cool sights.   Our plan was to only be in Rome long enough to see those sights, head over to Greece, and then come back to Italy ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Discovery in a Roman Market: My First Blood Orange

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 | By rachel_webb | Views [1932]

I remember the first time I ever saw a blood orange.  Several years ago, I visited Rome with a good friend and we spent a delightful few days wandering through cobbled streets, searching out storied landmarks, losing ourselves in serpentine ... Read more >

Tags: blood oranges, italy, markets, rome

Roma - Day 1 & 2

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 | By abelaine | Views [1456] | Comments [1]

Read again - I updated it properly! Firstly sorry for the crappy blog - we no longer have free internet so time is short!  I will change this blog to be more interesting! Well staying in Due Ponte outside of Roma.  It is only a 10min train ride from ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Off the Yacht in Roma

Wed, 27 Sep 2017 | By davidpearlman | Views [1328]

Last night I went to bed early, but didn't get much sleep-No matter how long a cruise is-that is what I tend to do. I know the ship docks early in the morning, and I am so afraid of waking up so late that houskeeping will be knocking on my door ordering ... Read more >

ci siamo!

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 | By fra_e_mattia | Views [1238] | Comments [5]

Ecco...ormai ci siamo! mancano due giorni alla partenza...finalmente! Già è strano partire per la luna di miele un mese e 5 giorni dopo il matrimonio...per andare in Perù poi! Ma chi ci conosce lo sa....con noi queste cose succedono spesso! perchè ... Read more >

Tags: perù, peruetico, viaggio di nozze

Ruins, Volcanoes, and Beachs. OH MY!

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 | By wrightp28 | Views [777]

Alright first off, sorry for the limited posts (that being my only post before I left), but I did warn that I might not be great at this whole blogging thing. Anyway, I can't believe that it's only been two weeks, it feels like so much more. After getting ... Read more >

Tags: amalfi, beaches, mt. etna, pompei, sicily, volcano

Umbria

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By mavis_prosser | Views [730] | Comments [2]

Italy Genoa and Orvieto. We followed the motorway to Genoa and spent an uneventful night in a Novatel Hotel – that is until Ken pulled a slender cord in the shower which resulted in a frantic call from reception. It was the emergency cord and they ... Read more >

The Big Black Cloud

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 | By copperowl | Views [692]

And Pele, the Goddess of Fire was angry. And she spewed forth her wrath in fire and ash and the big silver birds refused to fly. The Northmen were afraid, for this surely was a bad omen. They gathered together in their large caves called Aero-portos ... Read more >

First hours in Rome

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 | By susan_h22 | Views [653]

Hey everybody, I arrived in Rome a few hours ago and I already LOVE it! The sun is shining and I can wear a T-Shirt all the time - isn't that wonderful!? It's April and I feel like it's summer! Well - besides of the great weather - it was quite ... Read more >

Bongiorno

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 | By anya_abroad | Views [455]

Bongiorno! At last in Firenze! This is a treat for all the senses - the scent of fresh coffee with whiffs of leather and perfume, the music of street guitars and the accordion playing to the beat of footsteps and traffic, the taste of the finest seasonal ... Read more >

Visiting Rome's Arena

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [224] | Scholarship Entry

The first time I saw true love it appeared in front of a clear summer sky on a half cracked ledge built from marble and limestone. For a moment it lived six feet above the railing sign that cautioned, “do not lean”. It was 3 pm in a mid summer heat wave ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Gallery: Rome, but not all of it...yet

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 | By wini0017 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Milan

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 | By airplane777 | Photo Gallery

Alpine Fog

Mon, 24 Nov 2014 | By nicholas_woelfel | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship

Photos: Singapore

Sat, 9 Feb 2013 | By sammyjo | Photo Gallery