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Travel Blogs from Rome
Beginning the Whirlwind
When Adrian and I were planning on meeting up in Rome and traveling together for the two weeks leading up to Oktoberfest, the main goal was to move quickly and spend as little time as possible in each place because we knew Italy and Switzerland would mutilate our wallets (not that we'd cheapen our experience anywhere or anything like that, we just …
Arrividerci a Roma
Hi All, I'll do a double entry tonight cos I couldn't get internet access for a while. Today we got up and caught the bus straight to the Rome train station. We bought tickets to Perugia in Umbria. It is a medieval town built into the side of a hill and so beatuiful that the few photos I took don't do it justice. You can just imagine the Romans …
When in Rome...
Hi Everyone, So, when in Rome...over-use that joke A LOT!!!! I have certainly been following that rule! Although the train strike was officially over on the day of our departure from La Spezia and the Cinque Terre area (which, by the way, was THE MOST AMAZING PLACE I have been in my life!), the trains, true to Italian form, took their dear sweet …
Rome-A few days back
So am writing this in Florence, but these entry is actually for Rome. Rome was a lot of fun. The first night we were there was absolutely terrible though. Right now we think of it as an adventure, but at the time all i wanted to do was curl up with the nearest bum and cry myself to sleep (the nearest bum was about half a foot away). We took the …
Venice, Rome
ok hello!!.. So we went to venice on Sunday.. it was crazy busy.. filled with tourists.. just insane. and one of my favorite places still! its so beautiful. no cars or vehicals of any kind are allowed in the city so every one just walks... boats are the main form of transportation and everything is shipped in by boat. I bought myself a winter coat …