TravBuddy.com: sarah_82's Italy - 2000 to 2007 travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/8391 I first arrived in Italy on October 13,2000. I was 17, had no work experience, no Italian, and no contacts what-so-ever in this crazy-pizza loving country. But I soon began to discover the cultural beauty it had to share... ...7 years later I'm in the process of moving back to Ireland but part of me will always remain a little bit Italiano! en-us Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:49:06 PST My last day in Bologna... http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/8391/My-last-day-in-Bologna-Bologna-8 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:49:06 PST My last day in Bologna... Bologna, Italy, Jul 16, 2007

I went to Bologna today for the last time. Well, last time for a while!  It was way too hot to be out but I wanted to have a mope around and e…

]]> 2007 - Daytrippin' in Rimini http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/8391/2007-Daytrippin-in-Rimini-Rimini-7 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:17:32 PST 2007 - Daytrippin' in Rimini Rimini, Italy, Jun 16, 2007

The terrible duo, made up of my Mother and Sister were over to visit and obviously wanted to hit the beach seeing as in Ireland summer=RAIN. One o…

]]> 2006 - Christmas shopping in Venice http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/8391/2006-Christmas-shopping-in-Venice-Venice-6 Sun, 17 Dec 2006 07:14:00 PST 2006 - Christmas shopping in Venice Venice, Italy, Dec 17, 2006

I decided to head to Venice to get some extra-special x-mas presents to take home for friends and family in Ireland. I didn't know exactly what it …

]]> 2006 - Il Carnevale di Venezia (The Venice Carnival) http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/8391/2006-Il-Carnevale-di-Venezia-The-Venice-Carnival-Venice-5 Sun, 26 Feb 2006 13:52:24 PST 2006 - Il Carnevale di Venezia (The Venice Carnival) Venice, Italy, Feb 26, 2006

Anyone who knows Venice, knows about The Venice Carnival. Venice is the Italian 'Rio'!.  It takes place the 2 weeks before Ash Wednesday …

]]> 2001 - GardaLand themepark, Peschiera del Garda http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/8391/2001-GardaLand-themepark-Peschiera-del-Garda-Lago-di-Garda-4 Sat, 07 Apr 2001 10:45:21 PST 2001 - GardaLand themepark, Peschiera del Garda Lago di Garda, Italy, Apr 07, 2001

Me and an Irish friend decided to treat ourselves to a weekend away, so we headed east to Peschiera del Garda to what is supposed to be I…

]]> 2000 - Turin, and how I got there... http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/8391/2000-Turin-and-how-I-got-there-Turin-3 Sat, 28 Oct 2000 11:01:03 PST 2000 - Turin, and how I got there... Turin, Italy, Oct 28, 2000

I had been in Bergamo 2 weeks when everything started to go haywire with the family I was staying with.  We keep having arguments about the ki…

]]> 2000 - Bergamo, a first (and last) impression http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/8391/2000-Bergamo-a-first-and-last-impression-Bergamo-2 Sat, 14 Oct 2000 07:17:53 PST 2000 - Bergamo, a first (and last) impression Bergamo, Italy, Oct 14, 2000

The mother from the family was collecting me at the airport with her father. I got a huge surprise when I discovered that the two kids I was g…

]]> 2000 - Departure http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/8391/2000-Departure-Limerick-1 Fri, 13 Oct 2000 10:00:58 PST 2000 - Departure Limerick, Ireland, Oct 13, 2000

My decision to move to Italy wasn't something I had forseen. When I was younger, I always said I'd move to New York when I grew up. Italy was nowhe…

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