Hotel Camoretti Almenno San Bartolomeo

This city is so different than I imagined. First of all it's a lot bigger, it actually takes about 15 minutes to walk to the grocery store and 20 to walk to campus, but it's so beautiful. Even though it is really hard to get used to climbing all the hills. We went grocery shopping yesterday, and I definitely now understand why the girls who wen...

So we checked out of our room, payed the bill and bought train tickets to Milan. The train from Zermatt to Visp was very nice and we enjoyed the view of the many ice falls and small villages speckling the hillside.

When we arrived in Visp, we met a girl from Nevada and had an interesting chat. Our train came but without warning, it sudden...

I never quite envisioned that I'd visit Milan of all places; I have no interest in posh cities, particularly ones that promote a lifestyle I don’t quite fancy: fashion.

Upon entering, we first visited the castle Sforza meaning "of strong efforts", named after the ruling family of the era. One can deduce, from the pictures and also ...

Now, I must admit, I'm pretty good when it comes to French history and geography...but when it comes to Italia, my knowledge pretty much sticks to stereotypes...

When planning this trip, mi amore mentioned how close Milano was to Lake Como. I guess somewhere in my trash magazines I had read that George Clooney has a house in Como...
Como, Lombardy, Italy erinkoval

So I got up at 6:00 am and went to termini to get my train. The train left at 7:00 with no problems. I took the fast train with only 2 stops, Florence and Bologna and I had a nice window seat. I was surprised to see so much snow in both cities. Meanwhile, I arrived in Milan and took a cab to my hotel. The central station in Milan is very large a...

After spending the weekend in Paris after our flight was cancelled, I was starting to get antsy…I like living in Paris, but sometimes you just need to get out!

Flights were still being cancelled left and right, but not as copiously of that of Friday. We were in luck that our flight had only been delayed upon arriving at the airport...

After three weeks of family, I was sad to send them off. We had so many adventures and had shared so such, and not knowing when I would see them next gave me a little pang in my heart. But...the next leg of Marty's and mine adventure awaited. We took a train into Milan and then booked a train into Rome. Being accustomed to trains in Germany and ...

I loved Dahab. Look back a few posts and you'll see the fun I had in that tiny strip of hippy tourist heaven. Two days ago three terrorist bombs turned it into hell. I had friends who were there, they screamed "Get down" as they heard one explosion after the other, one in a place they had shopped at an hour before. Another friend of mine was at ...

I spent all of 13 hours in Milan, Italy on my way to Senegal. I was a bit woozy still from the sleeping pill I popped as my Alitalia flight went wheels up from Cairo International.

I wasn't going to be ambitious, just curious. Wander around Milan a little bit, savoring the fact that I had packed less then I usually would for a sleepover. ...

So... I went to Milan and had a fun time, but nothing really worth writing about. Therefore, I decided to use this log to tell everyone a little bit about Florence. I usually write about the places I visit and neglect to talk about where I live and everything I do here. Florence is still the most beautiful city I have seen in Italy. The city is ...