One Day in Italy, This Happened… Seeing the Last Supper as a Da Vinci Code Loving Art Novice I admit it: I’m not a huge artwork fan. Granted, I can appreciate it. Raphael’s Rooms in the Vatican literally stopped me in my tracks with the lifelike expressions on the painted faces. The Sistine Chapel was [...]
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This was an extremely fun post to research and put together thanks to Travel Supermarket, who are sponsoring a contest to showcase the best pictures you have that “capture” five different colors. The colors are blue, green, white, yellow, and red. Part of this contest is posting pictures then tagging five new people to participate. [...]
One Day in a City Itinerary: One Day in Rome Many cities exist that if you really put your mind to it, you can see most or all of their main sites in a day. Rome, unfortunately, is not one of them. Home to a history that ranges from Marc Antony to gladiator fighting to [...]
Italian Bliss: Taking a Trip Through the Landscapes of Tuscany Tuscany is a rolling, soothing display of green hills and rustic cottages. With vineyards and hilltop walled towns, the countryside of Tuscany is perfect for an afternoon drive. Landscapes of Tuscany can include a wine-centric view, such as this one: Or bright, green hills rolling [...]
One Day in a City Itinerary… For the wine aficionado, two Tuscany wine towns stand out: Montepulciano and Montalcino. Though wine seems to flow through Italy’s veins and there seems to be no shortage of the diverse and intoxicating (literally and metaphorically) substance in any Italian towns, Montepulciano and Montalcino hold a special allure for [...]
Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle. I glance over at my sister, Angela, and she meets my eye and giggles. The Tuscan sun is starting to fade in the sky and we’re dragging our feet in exaggerated slowness as we walk along a tree-lined sidewalk framing the legendary spas of Montecatini, Italy. “I can’t walk any slower,” Angela [...]
One Day in a City Itinerary – Capri… You don’t have to be a jet setting millionaire to fall head over heels in love with Capri. The island, a short ferry away from Naples and the beautiful Amalfi Coast in Italy, is perfect for spending one day in. Day tripping there for your one day [...]
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Not Cinque Terre
by Gina on October 28, 2011 · 1 comment
Oh, Mother Nature, not Cinque Terre. My heart dropped when I heard the news that the stunning, pastel-paneled towns of Monterosso and Vernazza in the UNESCO-heritage site of Cinque Terre had been devastated by flash floods and mudslides this week. Pictures from the area show cars in the middle of streets and squares burrowed into [...]