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Today is Tuesday so this must be...Rome?

Tue, 23 Oct 2001 | By stowaway | Views [11776] | Comments [4]

Hang on, it's Wednesday.... so I'm in... (checks watch) .... well it's 4am in the morning in Sydney anyway (note to self: much change watch to local time, after finding out where I am & what day it is). I'm pretty sure I'm in Rome today, there ... Read more >

Tags: cistene chapel, colosseum, italy, piza, pizza, pompei, rome, sightseeing

May - Processione Dei Serpari (Festival of the Snakes), Italy

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [8267] | Video

Location: Cocullo, Italy Dates: First Thursday in May Level of Participation: 2 – be happy to watch the snakes from a distance Description: The feast of St Domenic might sound fairly tame, but that’s only until you throw in a writhing nest ... Read more >

Tags: cocullo, festival of the snakes, italy, world festivals

Mwah, ah, ah!!!

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 | By mel_mel | Views [1555] | Comments [1]

BAHAHAHAHA!!! I am an evil wench.....I have tricked you all and I am home!!! Glorious, glorious Australia!!! Part of my last post was a complete ruse - I never headed to Maratea or the stiletto....I just went to Rome and caught a plane (or three) ... Read more >

Florence again.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By tinka | Views [1025]

Still enjoying the Italian summer - we headed up to Florence on the Wednesday, and had our five hour excursion to the city yesterday. Em-J and I were rather boring on this trip as we had already been to Firenze and there wasn't anything else we ... Read more >

Tags: aimlessly ambling, beach, firenze, fun, shopping

Back from Italy and on to San Francisco!

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 | By christina_wallace | Views [819]

I can definitely say this was my favorite trip to Europe by far. First of all, no tour bus or huge group of like-minded people (school trip, choir tour). Secondly, I had someone to talk to (very different from my solo backpacking trip last summer). It ... Read more >

Tags: bologna, certaldo, cinque terre, italy, milan, pisa, tarcento, trieste, verona, wine

An Italian guardian angel

Thu, 8 Oct 2015 | By marinamorais | Views [601]

Anyone that has ever been to Venice will tell you it’s one of the most romantic places they have ever seen, meaning it’s got all the elements required: water, high prices and corny rides.... Read more >

Tags: budget trip, bus ride, guardian angel, italian, italy, piazza, venice

in partenza

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 | By bompresso | Views [510]

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

Understanding a Culture through Food - In Sicily, the women are always right

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By | Views [441] | Scholarship Entry

After hours of wandering the streets of Palermo, tired and hungry, my friend and I find a small street with an even smaller restaurant. The tables are on the street, they are old, wooden, with red plaid tablecloths. Our waiter is a charming, thin Sicilian ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Packing

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 | By xli | Views [437]

Il viaggio inizia prima di partire, quando inizi a pianificarlo, ma soprattutto quando fai i bagagli. Avendolo programmato da mesi, realizzo che partirò domani solo quando riempio il mio zaino.. Anzi no, ancora non l'ho realizzato. Forse lo farò alla ... Read more >

Don't fear when you travel

Sat, 26 Apr 2014 | By | Views [194] | Scholarship Entry

Naples has been amazing. After few days of Europe, I needed some chaos, and I found it here. Damn I was missing Southamerica! I won't easily forget how tasty pizzas in Da Michele's or in Di Matteo's are. Actually, now I think I won't be able to try pizza ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

How I found myself again in Italy

Thu, 8 May 2014 | By | Views [147] | Scholarship Entry

I am writing to you today to tell you why I deserve the scholarship to study abroad this summer in Italy. It happened four years ago on my thirtieth birthday, what I now happily refer to as my mini mid-life crisis. All because my own expectations didn't ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip