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Ski the Italian Alps this winter
The south-facing Italian Alps is one of the premier ski areas outside of the Rocky Mountains. You'll find that the resorts all have abundant snow, ple...
Travel cheaply in Italy
Italy has become one of the most expensive destinations in Europe. Here are my tips for travelling cheaply in today's Italy.
Travel during the off s...
9 best street markets in the world
One of the coolest things about travel is to trawl the street markets wherever you end up. Here's our collection of the best, and strangest, street ma...
Naples
Naples, Napoli in Italian, is the third largest city in Italy and the biggest in Southern Italy. Its name comes from the Greek Neapolis meaning new c...
The Amalfi Coast
The Amalfi coast is both legendary and mythical. It is believed that here lived the treacherous Sirens, as described by Homer in the Odyssey. In fac...
Great reads #19
The Great reads feature will be moving to a biweekly schedule from now on. So, every other Monday morning, I will guide you to some of the best travel...
Train networks around the world
Train travel is fast, convenient, and usually cheaper than flying. As an added benefit, you get to see the beautiful countryside you're traveling thou...
Pigeons aren't welcome in St. Mark's Square
From this May 7, feeding pigeons in St. Mark's Square will be illegal. Tourists that feed pigeons and are caught will be fined 50 Euros, ca $80 USD, ...
Great reads #12
Wardrobe tips for India, declining U.S. tourism and faltering airlines, and how to get free stuff in the UK are all in this week's crop of articles.
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Italian speeding fines can kill your vacation budget
The Italian highway authorities have installed cameras and sensors on major roads that clock your average driving speed, read your license plate, and ...
The world's best coastal drives
Spanning from California's Highway 1 to cliff-hugging drives along the Tasmanian coast, sometimes the journey really is the destination. Book a flight...
Fantasticable flights get your heart pumping
Adrenaline junkies will love this experience. Fantasticables are joyrides where you're strung to a metal wire and fly between mountaintops in a glorif...
i'Toscano - great Tuscan food in Florence
We found this Tuscan restaurant in Florence on a local's recommendation for our anniversary dinner. It's a great choice for classical Italian food fro...
Help travelers save by gifting them your used transport tickets
Most urban public transport systems in the west can be quite expensive for a visitor. London is outrageous, but so are cities like Venice, and even Pa...
Hotels in Murano, Venice
Murano, the island where all the glass art is made, is a quiet and cheaper alternative to the Venice islands for a hotel. There are only two on the is...
Sausage and sage with white beans in Tuscan style
Italian food can be as easy as this one-pot dish from Tuscany. This sausages, sage, and white beans dish is hearty, easy to make, and feeds all your n...
Visiting Pisa and Florence
For our first wedding anniversary, Lauri and I visited Pisa with a day trip to Florence. Here's what's good to see and where to stay in Pisa and Flo...
Website tip: Finding hotels in Italy
Following on my article about finding hotels in Rome, and Italy, I came across another local site that's worth checking out for a budget or luxury h...
Website tip: Finding hotels in Rome, Italy
The major travel consolidators are quite thin when it comes to well priced and central hotels for Rome. RomaClick is a good local alternative.
The R...
Glass art in Murano
Glass art is coming back in style again. There are glassworks in Switzerland, Sweden, Brazil, and many other places. But there was a time when the tr...
Resources to plan a Venice visit
Great guides to plan a trip to Venice, Italy. I went to "La Serenissima" for my wife's birthday this year. Here's how to get the ideas...
Back from our Venice trip
Venice, Italy, is a wonderful vacation destination. Lauri and I returned from our trip to Venice yesterday and are having some mixed feelings about be...
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