Upon the recommendation of one of our guidebooks, we spent two days deliberately getting lost in Venice which is not hard to do when you consider Venice is really a collection of 118 islands connected by 400+ bridges. … [Read more]
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Sunday, May 13th, 2012 / christina
Category: Europe, Italy, Travel Tips
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Thursday, May 10th, 2012 / christina
As we pulled into the train station in Venice, the sun broke through the clouds promising us a respite from the rain. Once we figured out the water bus system (conveniently located on the canal immediately in front of the train station), we managed to find our apartment without too many wrong turns along the way. … [Read more]
Category: Europe, Italy
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Saturday, May 05th, 2012 / christina
Accommodations were scarce in Milan on the weekend we planned to visit because of several events going on in the city including the Milan Marathon. Sonja managed to find us two nights in an apartment a little outside the city centre. … [Read more]
Wednesday, May 02nd, 2012 / christina
By now you may be wondering if we spent any time at all in Florence with all the day trips we had been doing. Since it was our home base, we managed to squeeze in some sightseeing after our excursions to Pisa and Sienna but we hardly did the town justice. … [Read more]
Category: Europe, Italy
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Tuesday, May 01st, 2012 / christina
We couldn’t argue with Sonja’s logic: How can you go to Italy and not see the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Off we went by train to Pisa one morning, only an hour from Florence and only 7 euros per person each way. … [Read more]
Category: Europe, Italy
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Monday, April 30th, 2012 / christina
Cinque Terre is comprised of five quaint fishing villages connected by ancient rustic paths that hug this rugged part of the Italian Riviera coastline. A century ago, the trails and boats were the only means of transport to and from the villages. … [Read more]
Category: Europe, Italy
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Saturday, April 28th, 2012 / christina
Our trip with my sister Sonja began in Florence where we met at the train station; we came from Venice and Sonja came from Rome. We stayed in an apartment in the historic centre, across the street from Santa Croce Basilica. … [Read more]
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 / christina
We have been in Italy with my sister Sonja for just over two weeks and have visited the major tourist destinations: Florence, Venice and Rome. We even managed to squeeze in a weekend in Milan so that Sonja could run the Milan Marathon. … [Read more]
Category: Europe, Italy
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Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 / christina
We took slow travel to a new level as we spent 21 days travelling by ship from Santos, Brazil to Venice, Italy. Along the way, we stopped at six ports of call in Brazil and five ports of call in Europe. … [Read more]
Category: Brazil, Europe, South America
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Monday, March 19th, 2012 / christina
About 80 km from Sao Paulo, Santos has the biggest seaport in Latin America and it is from here that we board our transatlantic cruise. So it made sense to spend our last few days in this area, even though we had been warned this was not the nicest tourist destination.… [Read more]
Category: Brazil, South America
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