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Roma: La bella vita!

Sun, 25 Aug 2013 | By aliceritchie | Views [843]

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

Umbria

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By mavis_prosser | Views [733] | 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 >

Italy - Rome

Tue, 26 Sep 2017 | By irenecabay | Views [720]

Ed and I both had flights out of Lisbon the same day – albeit to different destinations. He was returning to Canada, I was going to Rome. My flight was delayed by an hour. I kept myself amused by watching Ryanair check carry-on luggage for size.... Read more >

quick update

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 | By enpowell | Views [710]

So, long time no update! Nothing super exciting has happened, plus no internet for awhile...sorry. We are on midterm break right now. I had my finance exam last Tuesday, so the entire week before was spent studying non-stop. Still turned out to be one ... Read more >

venice

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 | By emily_b | Views [499] | Comments [3]

We stayed at Camping Jolly- around 20 minutes from the center of Venice. It was a great camping ground with a fabulous pool and sun lounges and great facilities just not the food from the restaurant. Our first night here we went to the restaurant in ... Read more >

2008 Winter in Rome Day 2

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 | By tricia_sg | Views [483]

Day 2 8th Dec Today is a special holiday , celebrating the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Our goal is to be at the Spagna at 4pm, where the Pope will present flowers at the base of the statue Mary. From our apartment, we checked out the ... Read more >

Venice

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 | By kayley | Views [403]

The train trip to Venice was pretty much deadly. 8 hours long but at least the view of the Italian alps was pretty and we had some lovely Italian women sitting with us teaching us Italian and telling us to marry their sons. LOL arrive in Venice and ... Read more >

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road trip

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 | By piratesontour | Views [382]

TUESDAY 12th JULY Up early carried our kayaks to the lake,got togged up and we were in,well yvonne nearly was fell out the other side,went from one side to the other was great,currants are very strong this afternoon has been really windy.Had our brunch ... Read more >

A Moment of Understanding

Thu, 1 May 2014 | By | Views [298] | Scholarship Entry

The woman at the counter resembled my great-grandmother. She was short and stout. She wore a long black dress with a shawl wrapped around her shoulders. She had her gray hair pinned up neatly. She had kindness in her eyes and compassion in her heart. ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Seize the moment

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 | By | Views [212] | Scholarship Entry

I've always been fascinated with Italy, it's history, architect, language and culture. Some nights I would lay in bed, watching documentaries on ancient Rome or reading something regarding Italian culture. I would wish I was there, but it just never seemed ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip