The Top 5 Italy Travel Packages
The Top 5 Italy Travel Packages. Italy always brings us back. This is a country synonymous with history, culture, stunning landscapes, great food (and wine) and friendly people. This post covers the …
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Getting from Italy to Corfu, Greece…and regressing to the 80’s
Getting from Italy to Corfu (Greece) Last week Lissette and I got on the ferry for Greece. The last time I was in Greece was 1987. At that time my mother was working in Zambia (in Southern Africa) and …
The Best day trips from Lecce (Puglia)
The Best day trips from Lecce I recently wrote about Lecce and on why it is the most beautiful city in Puglia, Italy. But it also makes a great base to explore many of the other highlights in the …
Travel guide to the most beautiful city in Puglia: Lecce
Travel guide to Lecce (Puglia) We spent a month in Lecce, enjoying this city and exploring nearby towns on daytrips. It’s a beautiful region, with incredibly friendly locals and some fantastic …
Split to Ancona by Ferry
Taking the ferry from Split to Ancona is the easiest and cheapest way to get to Italy from Croatia. This post covers our experience. Jadrolinija does the Split – Ancona route 3 times a …
Italian City Rumble! Venice, Rome or Bologna – which should you Visit?
Venice, Rome or Bologna – which should you Visit? Updated August 2024. Two Italian tourism heavyweights and a city most people associate with lunch meat. But wait, don’t be too quick in dismissing …
Forget everything you’ve read because Rome is Incredible
Forget everything you’ve read because Rome is Incredible I had read so many negative things online about Rome that I honestly had an aversion to visiting the city. People will tell you that it is a …
A day in Venice (and on the joys of skipping the sights)
A day in Venice (and on the joys of skipping the sights) We’ve been to magical Venice before, lining up to see the main attractions and doing all the other tourist highlights – all the stuff you …
The Best of Bologna (Italy)
The Best of Bologna (Italy) Some people (including Spanky) will shoot me for saying this – but I was actually more impressed with Bologna than I was with Verona. It might not have as many points of …