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FIRENZE4EVER
Blog: Florence Journal - 5 January 2012
The 4th edition of this fashion event started today: Florence 5th ‐7th January 2012 For the 4th edition of Firenze4Ever, and the launch of the Spring/Summer 2012 collections, a PINK CARPET will welcome the most influential fashion and music bloggers...
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Country Inns & Suites: Home Suite Home
Blog: The Silent I - 5 January 2012
Ever hear of Country Inns & Suites? I hadn't until about a year ago, when they generously offered us a voucher to stay in one of their fine establishments. We were not able to take them up on the offer...
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The Best And The Worst Dining Experiences In Alberobello
Blog: Travel With Julie - 4 January 2012
We arrived in Alberobello, Italy, during low tourist season. The manager of our B&B informed us that we would have no problem getting into the local restaurants without a reservation.
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Italy Is All About The Food
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 4 January 2012
We ate a lot of amazing food in Italy. And then we went back for seconds.
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Art and Culture Camp for Kids in Italy
Blog: Ciao Bambino! - 3 January 2012
If you are mulling over a 2012 trip to Italy and are looking for was to engage your kids in the experience, I highly recommend the Art al Sole day camp for international children (the program is in English). Developed for ages 6-12 (Apprentices) and ages 13-17 (Masters), Art al Sole introduces children to a variety of art principles and practices within an array of glorious historical settings in the Italian countryside.
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Sweet Treats & Sauerkraut: Three Flavours of Trieste, Italy
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 2 January 2012
Italian food. There was a time when I couldn't understand what all the fuss was about, but I can barely remember that now. The moment my train slowed to a stop in Trieste (and, if I'm honest, quite a while before that) my daydreams wandered...Sweet Treats & Sauerkraut: Three Flavours of Trieste, Italy first appeared on Inside the Travel Lab. Head over there for more juicy fresh travel goodness. Or, you know, something you might like to read...
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Roma Pass Increases in Price from 25€ to 30€ Effective January 2012
Blog: Ron in Rome - 2 January 2012
Effective January, 1 2012, the Roma Pass increases in price from 25€ to 30€. That’s a 20% increase in the price of this pass. It seems the Roma Pass folks are getting a jump on the proposed ATAC bus and … Continue reading →
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Happy New Year from Florence
Blog: Florence Journal - 1 January 2012
This was last night in Piazza Signoria: Buon anno!
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Top 10 Travel Adventures for Vago in 2011
Blog: Vagobond.com - 31 December 2011
2011 was a great year for me in terms of travel, family, and work. While there were a huge number of experiences to choose from, here are my top ten favorite adventures that came from this incredible year.
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Longing for Ljubljana – Travel From Trieste
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 29 December 2011
I’m going to tell you a secret. I’ve longed to visit Ljubljana. I’ve longed to let my tongue run over the improbable syllables of its name before I even knew how to say them...Longing for Ljubljana – Travel From Trieste first appeared on Inside the Travel Lab. Head over there for more juicy fresh travel goodness. Or, you know, something you might like to read...
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New Year's Traditions Across Europe
Blog: Travel With Julie - 29 December 2011
Photo courtesy of France Tourism.
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XIV Culture Week in Italy, April 14 – April 22
Blog: Ron in Rome - 28 December 2011
The Settimana della Cultura (Culture Week), now in its fourteenth edition, will begin on Saturday, April 14 and will run through Sunday, April 22, 2012. For these nine days, monuments, museums, archaeological sites, archives, and libraries owned and operated by … Continue reading →
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And You Thought Your ZTL Ticket Was Expensive?
Blog: Ron in Rome - 28 December 2011
There are often debates on travel boards about, “Should I pay that ZTL violation ticket I received in Florence or Rome?” Folks wonder whether the Italian police will search you out. Well, apparently if the price is right – they … Continue reading →
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The Awesome Power of Mount Etna
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 28 December 2011
Mama Etna is an enormous earth-shaking, gas-spewing beauty.
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Trieste: Sadness at the Start of the Iron Curtain
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 27 December 2011
Trieste, Italy Behind me, I know that sapphire lights stud their way across the stone. Right now, though, I’m watching darkness. Behind me, flames from an occasional car streak across the empty velvet sky, backlit by the brilliance of a long forgotten empire. Ahead I see nothing. Black, dark, empty, silent. Just the sound of [...]
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Alone In Catania
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 26 December 2011
While Dalene recovered from an illness, Pete explored Catania, Italy on his own.
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New Pineider store in Florence
Blog: Florence Journal - 23 December 2011
In Piazza Ruccelai, in the old American Apparel location, a Pineider shop has opened just in time for Christmas:
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Milan, Italy Wishes You Were Here
Blog: Suzy Guese - 23 December 2011
The last place you will find me this time of the month is an indoor shopping mall. It is a place all should avoid for fear of being spritzed with the latest scent by a celebrity or for fear of being rundown in the parking lot by an SUV. However, the first place I found [...]
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The Best Christmas Markets in the World*
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 23 December 2011
So, to celebrate gingerbread, gluhwein and twinkling bright lights, I bring you this post: the Best Christmas Markets in the World. (Only, it's not really the whole world. Just the countries between Turkey and Germany. But let's face it, that wouldn't make such a good title...
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Top 10 Things to do in Rome
Blog: Pommie Travels - 23 December 2011
Rome needs no introduction. Not only is it the capital of Italy, it is also the seat of the Papacy [...]
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I Blame Hollywood
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 23 December 2011
My first, and last, experience in underground caves.
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Some Florence Museums open and FREE on Christmas day and New Year's Day
Blog: Florence Journal - 22 December 2011
Don't ask me why - I can't imagine any Italian who wants to show up for work on these days (the following are free - I think other state museums, except the Uffizi may also be open): MUSEUMS Museo dell'Opificio...
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Sibari: Home to the Original Dolce Vita
Blog: My Bella Vita - 19 December 2011
In the 700s BC, Greeks migrated across southern Italy and settled the land known as Magna Graecia. The first of these settlements – where 100,000 of the wealthiest and most prosperous congregated – was Sybaris. The Sybarites, whose name is now synonymous with opulence and luxury originated la dolce vita for which Italy is famous.
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Why Aren’t You In Bologna?
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 18 December 2011
Get thee to Bologna! You can thank us later.
