Destination: Italy

Backpacking: Day 4 - Catania, Sicily

Mon, 7 Apr 2014 | By nglaser | Views [1728] | Comments [1]

I’m currently in Catania, Sicily about to conclude my fourth day of backpacking. Palermo was great fun; I met a group of Americans and Dutch students at my hostel and we did a lot of sightseeing together. We did day trips to Cefalu and Argigento ... Read more >

Sicilian musings...

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 | By mel_mel | Views [1038] | Comments [1]

Greetings my hungry little readers, The year really is winding down. I have 3 weeks left and not a lot to report bar a growing desire to be home in the warmth. I’m still living in Catania, still at the B&B and still enjoying it. I’ve spent ... Read more >

Hop, Jump and a Skip to Naples

Sat, 3 Feb 2018 | By mitann | Views [797]

We don't normally take short overseas vacations because of the travel time, cost of tickets and most importantly; jet leg. Our very good friend Al, an Army friend that Tim has known since he has been in the military, dropped us a line out of the blue.... Read more >

Si parte.

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 | By tedeschini | Views [784]

Non sappiamo se lo useremo veramente, ma questo blog è l'ideale per comunicare agli amici e ai parenti rimasti a casa quello che andremo facendo in India. Sono quasi le cinque del pomeriggio di lunedì 22, tra un'oretta ci metteremo in moto: trenino per ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Last Stop in Italy

Tue, 16 Feb 2016 | By shire_girl | Views [620]

So long ago, back in early October my time in Continental Europe was coming to an end. From Tuscany I’d started to make my way north again, back towards the Alps and the day my plane departed for London. Yet there were still a few days remaining.... Read more >

Just chillin...

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 | By enpowell | Views [604]

Haven't done too much the last few days....hung around the apartment, sat on the terrace and played cards to enjoy the beautiful weather. I'm trying to save money after my first few trips so that I can afford to travel later :)  Had orientation today, ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Florence - City of Beauty, Food & Culture

Sat, 22 Mar 2014 | By karamella | Views [554]

Bologna is a very central place and you can get intosome of the major cities in Italy by train.  So we decided to go to Firenze for the day .... Getting tickets was harder than we thought.  Although we were at the station quite early (after ... Read more >

Tags: firenze, food, friends, italy, travel

in partenza

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 | By bompresso | Views [511]

Domani si parte. I bagagli sono ancora da preparare e la casa ancora da sistemare. In ogni modo, i passaporti ci sono e domani si parte. Vi daremo aggiornamenti appena possibile. Frs

Tags: 2009, india, partenza

Let's see a sunrise in HG

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 | By ulisse | Views [497]

Certo che viaggiare è bello ma è pure faticoso! Sono in piedi da quasi ventiquattr’ore, ma non riesco a riposare a causa del ciclo biologico sonno-veglia. Abbiamo viaggiato da occidente ad oriente, inseguendo il tempo e macinando minuti. Il risultato ... Read more >

San Baranto

Fri, 19 Jul 2013 | By kmk | Views [480]

Friday 19 July 2013   You will be glad to hear that my luggage turned up just as I was checking out of my Florence hotel.  What a relief that was!   Once I left the hotel I made my way to the railway station and met some ... Read more >

IN THE NICK OF TIME

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 | By graynomadsusa | Views [72]

This would be our third visit to Malaga but we were still looking forward to revisiting the Alcazaba where we were first introduced to Islamic architecture. Even after seeing some of the most magnificent buildings and mosques in the Muslim world, the ... Read more >

A view of Venice

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 | By simonclare | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship

Photos: Milan

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 | By airplane777 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Italy

Fri, 1 Sep 2006 | By jenko7 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: South Tirol

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 | By schona | Photo Gallery