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The Roma Trastevere Trenitalia Rail Station
Blog: Ron in Rome - 23 September 2011
Roma Trastevere is one of Rome’s major train stations located on the southwest section of Rome. It’s a jumping off point for many people arriving in Rome. It’s also a connection station for travelers headed to Civitavecchia. And lastly, it’s … Continue reading →
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Terravision Back at FCO
Blog: Ron in Rome - 8 June 2011
Starting July 15, 2011 there’s a new travel option to and from Leonardo Da Vinci Airport. Terravision, which has been in and out of the FCO airport in the past few years is returning. Terravision is a major bus service … Continue reading →
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Verona, Piza, and let’s throw in Pompeii too!
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 9 May 2011
After a long hiatus, I return to my travel blog with dreams of Italy. I need to go back to Europe. This time of year always makes me think of Europe since it was around this time, 10 years ago, that I first went "backpacking" from England to Greece visiting 9 countries in between. But of all those countries, I can't stop thinking about Italy. Learn why!
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Exploring Tuscany on Two Wheels: Biking Lucca
Blog: WildJunket - 12 April 2011
Just when we were about to leave Tuscany, the sun came out (after three days of rain) and bathed the city of Lucca in a shade of gold.
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Vespa Museum: A Look into Italy’s Engineering History
Blog: WildJunket - 11 April 2011
On a recent trip to Tuscany, I was pleasantly surprised to find myself in a childhood fantasy land. With antique aircraft, military coaches and thousands of Vespas on display, the Piaggeo Museum was quite an eye-opener for the inner child in me.
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Culinary Education in Tuscany: Learning to Cook Italian Food
Blog: WildJunket - 8 April 2011
Tuscany is famed for its rolling olive groves, exquisite wine and most of all, healthy, organic foods. From a whirlpool of pasta variations to a sea of pizza flavors and tender grilled meat prepared in hundreds of different ways, T
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Culinary Journey: gelato in Pisa
Blog: velvet escape's blog - 21 March 2011
What: Gelato (ice-cream) Where: Gelateria De’ Coltelli, Lungarno Pacinotti 23, Pisa, Italy Notes: Most visitors stop in Pisa for a brief visit to its world-famous Leaning Tower and the adjacent Duomo. That’s a pity because Pisa is a fascinating city with many historical and culinary gems. The highlight of my recent trip to Pisa was [...]
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Take My Luggage; Please!
Blog: Ron in Rome - 5 December 2010
For many travelers, storing your luggage on a brief stay in a city – traveling by train or plane – can be a problem. Most of the larger cities and airports do have a “LEFT LUGGAGE” service (deposito bagagli). The fees are very reasonable and I’ve used this service at multiple train stations. With the [...]
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Daily Travel Photo – Pisa, Italy
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 22 September 2010
Originally posted on the Everything Everywhere Travel Blog. Discover great travel photos. No related posts.
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Pisa and Funny Poses
Blog: Snaps and Flip Flops - 13 July 2010
June 11, 2010 - For about 23 euros, we bought ourselves round trip tickets to Pisa from Florence. There was no reservation and it was lucky that we got seats for the 1.5 hour ride. Once we got to Pisa Centrale station, we decided to walk to Fields of Miracle rather than take the bus. It was a bit confusing at first but it really was an easy walk. Once we got there, it didn't take very long til we started taking pictures!What kind of Pisa photo would be complete without tourists (read: us) making funny poses against the Leaning Tower? :P
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The Leaning Tower Of Pisa: Stairmaster Prototype
Blog: AlpacaSuitcase - 21 May 2010
One of things that we were unprepared for when visiting Pisa’s Leaning Tower, was the sensation of climbing spiral stairs in a tower that leans a few degrees to one side. The best way to describe it is to compare it to a Stairmaster machine, and I’m wondering if the Stairmaster engineers climbed the Torre Pendente prior to the first launch of their wildly successful exercise machine in order to make sure that they got it right.
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What happens when you spend too much time under the Tuscan sun?
Blog: Chickstravelflicks - 16 May 2010
Well you start doing this….. And this… In the hopes of getting the perfect picture that shows you propping up this…. Related posts:Black Sun At night fall during the spring and autumn months, the... Would you spend a night at the Burj Al Arab? Want an honest description of the Burj Al Arab? How...
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Romantic Cities of Tuscany
Blog: WildJunket - 25 March 2010
Today’s sponsored post is by David John Martin, a travel writer who reminisces the charming streets and intricate architecture of Italy’s cultural centre, Tuscany. For couples looking to take a short, romantic break away from home, they’ll undoubtedly be tempted by the romantic allure of European cities.
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Daily Travel Photo – Pisa, Italy
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 12 March 2010
Originally posted on the Everything Everywhere Travel Blog. Follow me as I travel around the world. [...]
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Lady in the Five Lands
Blog: A Lady in London - 1 February 2010
Before starting at Brown I spent a semester learning French at a language school in Nice. The night before I left, my family went for dinner at an Italian trattoria where the owner came by to say hello.
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A bit of Pisa, then onto Firenze.
Blog: Murmurs from a foriegn land. - 25 January 2010
Florence – October 2nd, 2009. So I get up early, real early. No not really, but early enough to get a 8 oclockish train to Pisa on my way to Florence. The girls that are staying at the hostel are going too. So I head off with them and catch the train. Its quite a fun trip [...]
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Big churches and falling spires
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 20 December 2009
There are two cities in Northern Italy that have achieved world fame. But the reasons for their popularity couldn't be for 2 more different reasons.
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End of The Road
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 8 November 2009
When I awoke this morning the Chinese guy in the bunk opposite asked me if I minded if he made a call on Skype which of course I didn’t. Anyway he didn’t use a headset so I could here it all, though oddly him and the other guy didn’t speak to each other that much [...]
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The leaning tower of pizza
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 29 October 2009
The brekkie here is belter, €5 for as much as you want. I had a big plate of bacon and scrambled eggs, some cereal, a croissant and 2 glasses of orange juice. I also made four rounds of toast and whacked some cheese and ham in them for my lunch later. €5 for 2 meals, [...]
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Italy (Day 4) – Florence & Pisa
Blog: Andy's Rotten Ideas - 3 October 2009
Our journey to Florence begins right after breakfast at Prato. It’s just another day to visit the churches, squares and some other attractions. On reaching Florence and the bus parked at the parking lot, my wife and I took a short walk to Basilica of Santa Croce. What so interesting in Basilica of Santa Croce? According to the tour guide, it’s the burial place of Michelangelo and Galileo; and also the largest Franciscan church in the world.
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Pisa, Italy
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 21 July 2009
Ever since we first booked our flight to Italy, we had been dreaming about the food. On our trip to Rome in 2007, we had set records in terms of how much delicious pasta we ate in a day, and we planned to continue that tradition this trip. Unfortunately our first Italian meal was the breakfast included with our stay at Pisa's Hotel Milano. The prepackaged croissants were inedible and the other "goodies" on offer might have well as been styrofoam.
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Molto Bene (Part Uno)
Blog: Bec and John in the UK - 15 November 2008
It occurred to us early this year that despite having lived in Europe for ages, we hadn't been to Italy since 2003, when we whipped through as part of a breakneck European tour. We loved Italy then, and wanted to make sure they hadn't broken it since. When Stu confirmed that he'd be visiting again for another Euro-summer (you may remember him from such blogs as Glastonbury last year), with his new lady-friend Mandy, it was a perfect opportunity.
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