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My First 24 Hours in Manarola

Sun, 1 Jun 2014 | By elena_valeriote | Views [1898]

My life whole I have wanted to come down the stairs of an airport escalator and be greeted by someone holding a paper with my name printed on it. It seemed to me that this was the epitome of glamour, the indication of an exciting adventure. Yesterday, ... Read more >

Tags: cinque terre, hiking, manarola, seafood, trekking, vineyards, wine

The end....sigh.

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 | By mel_mel | Views [1061] | Comments [1]

Okay, so this is a LITTLE delayed. At least when I write things retrospectively it means I don’t blab on so much. If you breathe a word about me and blabbing and retrospect not making a difference, I will come and smack you down. Well, I might glare ... Read more >

L'intervallo

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 | By fam | Views [753]

Abbiamo accompagnato Ageni a scuola. Una folla di bambini in ogni classe e nessuna maestra in vista. In compenso i bambini spazzavano e pulivano l'aula, altri zappavano nel terreno circostante. Sono lavori che sono obbligati a fare, per di più portandosi ... Read more >

Tags: Family

Italy

Sat, 16 May 2009 | By ang_and_abe | Views [727]

Florence After finding a backpackers hostel to stay in, we dropped off our bags there and spent the day wandering the streets of Florence. We didn’t really want to spend hours queuing to get into museums and art galleries only to spend hours walking ... Read more >

Cinema Teatro Odeon

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 | By nataliemalizia | Views [530]

Just a five minute walk from the jewelry-lined streets of Ponte Vecchio lies another dazzling treasure of Firenze, Italia: Il Cinema Teatro Odeon. On Valentine’s Day of 2011 I found myself sitting in the balcony of the Odeon Theatre, ... Read more >

in partenza

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 | By bompresso | Views [509]

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

the long way west - down a bit, waaay up, then down again

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 | By coffeeatyosi | Views [495]

It was a loooooong travel time. No kidding. First leg was Manila-Singapore that took three and a half hours. I had a four and a half hours stop over in Singapore - okay my fault because I really booked the flight that way. I wanted a buffer in case ... Read more >

Dolce Florence

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 | By wannabevagabond | Views [480]

My brain refused to accept the words flashing before my eyes: Your card has been retained. Contact your bank. My heart stopped. A person would have to be an idiot to travel halfway around the world with only one debit card. Unfortunately, ... Read more >

Tags: atm, mafia

Packing

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 | By xli | Views [436]

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 >

In the Beginning Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 | By stix | Views [217]

Well I am just about ready to take off and I am so nervous. This is a big adventure for me. I will be traveling throughout Italy via train and bus. All arrangements have been made through Perillo with Italy Vacations. Can I really do this? What ... Read more >

Stucked in Vientiane, in the heart of Laos

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By | Views [185] | Scholarship Entry

Vientiane had been depicted to me as a city a little anonymous, according to many even boring and uninteresting. But having Laos as main goal of my trip, I did not want to skip it. The week I spent there gave me the opportunity to live the city quietly, ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Changing directions

Fri, 11 Apr 2014 | By | Views [135] | Scholarship Entry

Hundreds years of history, thousands tourists and thirty degrees. This summarizes my first day in the most beautiful city I have ever been to so far. When wondering the big squares, crossing the many bridges it is hard not to fall in love with Venice.... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip