Italy Travel Blogs - Page 11

Italy this time of the year is in Winter (Dec - Feb) which is far from what we are experiencing on the other side of the world in Australia. Not having experienced a European winter before I was a little unsure of what to expect and let me say now I wish I had packed my nice warm ski jacket! Needle…

This was the last day of a 3 1/2 week trip that included Cairo, Luxor, Agra, the Amalfi Coast, and Rome. We squeezed in one extra unplanned day in Rome at the end of the trip because we hadn't yet had time to see the Colosseum and it was my birthday. We were having a difficult time finding a h…

(cont'd..) As soon as we're done, we headed inside this open-ended elegant glass-roofed building called Galleria Vittorio Emmanuelle that is adjacent to the plaza. As it was getting dark, we had the best time looking up to wonder at its centre crest now …

Weekend trips around Europe

Lerici is located in the eastern end of the "Gulf of the poets" it is characterized by an imposing castle. Portovenere is a typical medieval village in the western end of the Gulf, with its rock-houses, Genova castle and St.Peter Church over the sea

Pisa was one of the places on this trip that I had never been, so I was very excited To see something new. It was a beautiful day!!! It was the 1st day of the trip that I didn't have to wear long sleeves or a jacket :) The other teachers, students & I took all the fun, silly pictures that everyone …

    Hey guys so the first 3 days of my trip is over. This is turning out to be a lot different then what I expected and much scarrier. For one my luggage is sooo heavy that I am considering sending a package back to the states with some of the extra stuff. Another thing that bothers …

Italy, Turkey and Greece (just a few places I've seen) This was my first cruise and first time traveling out of the states. It was an deal first experience for me.

1.  Great way to see a lot of popular ports in a short time 2.  Excellent way to experience the sub-culture of cruising (of locals and tourists alike) 3.  You see A LOT of ruins/old architecture (if that is your thing) 4.  You experience at least 4-5 different cultu…

Just before 7:00am I woke up drenched with sweat.  My room at Hotel Nord was stifling!  I threw off my covers and opened the window to find some relief.  My head was still spinning, but it was too hot to sleep, so instead I took a shower, got dressed, packed my bags, and brought them…

A labyrinth of enchantments.  Grandiose and majestic architechture, the gothic alongside the baroque.  The splendour of the renaissance mingled with the magnificence of the Byzantine.  Greek churches, Jewish Ghettos, it is truly the most unique city. The adventure began at the Piazz…

I volunteered in a little village called Pescosolido - located right between Rome and Naples - for two weeks(August 25th,2007-Septemer 8th,2007). We lived and worked together with the other volunteers and after work (we worked only 4 hours from 8a.m. every morning - cleaning the rooms/helping Maria in the kitchen or Giuseppe in the garden) then spent the afternoons with the guests. Had a lot of fun - can't even describe...Watch the pics and you'll see!!!:-)

Rome, Pompeii, Tuscany & Venice. July 2006

I traveled to Venice last year, May 2005. It was ultra hot, already, even in May. The groups of tourists (me included) were almost unbearable. None the less, it was a great & memorable vacation/experience. Venice is a beautiful city. I hope that everyone gets the chance to visit & experience this enchanting city.

We stayed at the International Hotel in Iseo, Italy right on the lkae with the same name.  We had the ***best*** of 3 rooms in the hotel which opened up onto a huge terrace just in time for the sunset over the Italian Alps and Lake Iseo.  The winery tour was good--I had the ***best*** par…