Travel experiences across the world
I swear I’m going to need a double foot transplant after this trip! Once again I’ve been blessed by the gods of weather, as the heavy rain that was forecasted for all day never materialized, so although it was noticeably colder than yesterday, I was able to keep walking up and down Rome without a… Continue reading Musei Capitolini, Colosseum, the Vatican
Surprise! I am in Rome! The first item on my list was to visit the Galleria Borghese, a gorgeous palace and museum inside of the great park of Villa Borghese, which happens to be just next to my hotel. I had read online that the tickets sell out, and not only that, but they seem… Continue reading Villa Borghese, Centro Storico, Trastevere
Okay, I cannot take another step! But on the upside, I got to see a lot of stuff today! Today I took things a bit slower in the morning, after the time pressure yesterday, with the side effect that the buffet breakfast at the hotel was a true gauntlet -I had to wait for a… Continue reading Santa Chiara, Museo Archeologico, Palazzo Reale
I woke up to a beautiful, sunny morning, had a plentiful buffet breakfast -after having sworn off food last night- then set out for my ambitious double feature plan for today: the ancient ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum! If the Naples metro was pretty quiet on this Friday morning, the train to Pompeii was absolutely… Continue reading Pompeii and Herculaneum
This is going to be a short trip, but a great experience! I came to Naples for a long weekend! I am excited to discover the city and its rich history, but most of all I am dying to see the ruins of Pompeii. The flight to Naples was uneventful, save for the fact that… Continue reading Arrival in Naples, Cappella Sansevero, Duomo
It’s our last day in Italy! As such, our main mission today was to tie up any loose ends we may have. This was more difficult than you might imagine, because we packed our itinerary so far in order of priority so we’ve seen all the main sights and most of the secondary ones too!… Continue reading Varese, Angera
Boy I am exhausted. Anyway!! Today was the day we had set aside for the Lago Maggiore Express, which is the name of a circuit around the lake. The concept is that you find your own way to the town of Domodossola, and there, for the price of €30 per person, you get a combined… Continue reading Lago Maggiore Express, Locarno
We’re simultaneously starting to run out of the top sights and getting so tired from all the walking that we’re looking for plans that require traveling further away. Today, that plan started by taking us briefly to Baveno, just to purchase tickets for the Lago Maggiore Express, a train-and-boat tour that we’ve scheduled for tomorrow,… Continue reading Mottarone, Arona
Today is the day we finally went to Lake Orta! I say finally because this is how this trip originated: we had the TV on one day last month (!) and a travel documentary about this beautiful lake in Northern Italy came on, and we went “Huh, a gorgeous Italian lake that we’ve never been… Continue reading Orta San Giulio, Omegna
For our second sunny day in Italy, our initial plan had been to go to Orta, the whole reason we came on this trip in the first place (we’ll get to that) but my guidebook says it gets especially crowded on Sundays… so instead we drove up the Lago Maggiore shoreside! Our first stop was… Continue reading Pallanza, Cannobio
This Is A Lake 