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Fri, 16 Dec 2011 | By kathybechtel | Views [1685]
Lying north of Venice, amongst picturesque towns with ancient churches, castles, with vineyards taking up just about every square foot of land, is the Prosecco wine region, source of the wonderful sparkling wine that is served everywhere in Italy. This ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, bicycle, bike, cycling, holidays, italy, prosecco, tours, travel, wine
Fri, 5 Jun 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [1219] | Comments [1]
We just returned from an adventure-filled week in Italy! We're separating our stories into the different areas we visited for ease of reading and photos. Here we go! Our first day in Italy was spent in the beautiful city of Rome. We began our ... Read more >
Thu, 16 Jul 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [1077] | Video
Location: Il Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy Dates: 2 July and 16 August Level of Participation: 3 – lay a bet and smell the nervous sweat Description: The Italians’ factional tendencies can be ... Read more >
Tags: il palio, italy, world festivals
Sun, 1 Apr 2007 | By chanty520 | Views [1025] | Comments [2]
Its our second night in Venice, the most amazing city thus far. We got in last night very late and luckily found a hostel that had room...poor planning on our part, but we made it in time to get a room and some yummy italian food. We ended up with about ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 9 Apr 2007 | By chanty520 | Views [626] | Comments [8]
Happy easter to everyone. Just a recap before i get into what we have been doing lately...we left greece around two days ago. We took a train and then a ferry, more a ship type deal to Bari, Italy...getting there yesterday morning around 8am. We didnt ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 | By mrandrew | Views [544]
There are a few things that I need to clear up...
Firstly I may have mentioned eating a whole quail... this came about when ordering from foreign menus of the basis of being "the most mysterious" meal - not the first but it was the last time I used ... Read more >
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 | By carol | Views [480]
Yesterday I hit it right. Knowing that Bush was in town and that traffic would be blocked everywhere, I left extra early for my 5:00 appointment. I had a meeting at Termini train station. So, thinking I was clever, I circumvented Trastevere and took ... Read more >
Sun, 5 Dec 2010 | By derek-anderson | Views [460]
Today was our final day in Italy because we had to get to Greece. We got up at 7 am in order to get to Brindisi. We stayed overnight previously two nights in Pompeii. It was about 5 hours of travelling to get to Brindisi varying from train to bus. We ... Read more >
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 | By todd-holly | Views [440]
Pisa - Italy June 19th - 20th We will be in Pisa for only one day just to see the leaning tower of Pisa. Holly has booked us into a B&B that should be very quiet but a little out of the way so we will be figuring out the busses once again. The ... Read more >
Tue, 24 Feb 2009 | By xli | Views [435]
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 >
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By kassischmitt | Views [324]
I never thought I could be so grateful
for a volcanic eruption.
As I headed to the airport that
April morning in the back of a waterbus, I thought I was watching the Floating
City disappear from my sight for the last time. But when ... Read more >
Thu, 21 Feb 2013 | By | Views [255] | Scholarship Entry
Scuola Leonardo da Vinci is a school for foreigners. Students on their break, suck in nicotine and nurse espresso shots from paper cups – thoroughly embracing the Italian culture. I leave the building with Vittoria, my tour guide for the day. She is ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013
Sat, 2 May 2015 | By | Views [239] | Scholarship Entry
One summer my parents decided to take my little brother and me on a trip around Tuscany, and we stopped at Siena. I had known Siena, of course, watched the Palio, but I had never walked inside its walls. I’m from Piedmont, and I belong with the Alps, ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By fbillano | Photo Gallery
Photos from my first visit to Siena in October 2011.
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Mon, 7 Nov 2011 | By ajs1090 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I am applying for this scholarship because it has been my lifelong dream to go to South Africa. I am sure that many people would enjoy the chance to explore the country, but this opportunity would mean the world to me because of my dual passions: a love ...
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2011