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Backpacking in Venice

Here’s one to blow your budget! The canals of Venice are one of the world’s most famous attractions, up there with the Pyramids, the Taj and London Bridge, but boy do the locals know it. I was never going to [...]

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5 Things to See In 1 Day in Milan

Milan wasn’t on my itinerary, but I managed to rejig my Eurolines (LINK) ticket which allowed me to travel from Florence to Zurich for free, via Milan. This meant staying one night in Milan so I thought I’d check it [...]

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How to Get from Florence to San Marino

This is a quick post to help people who are wondering how to get to San Marino by public transport. I couldn’t find this post when I was looking online so here it is: How to get from Florence to [...]

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A Daytrip To San Marino

Some great trivia about San Marino:   1)     It’s official name is the ‘Most Serene Republic of San Marino’ 2)     It claims to be the oldest Republic in the world 3)     It was founded by a stonemason in 301 A.D. [...]

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Florence: 5 Things to See and Do

Prepare for some serious neck-ache. There isn’t a sight, street, statue or building that doesn’t want to make you look up in Florence. The city is truly mesmerizing, and is considered by many to be the jewel in Italy’s crown. [...]

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Things to See in Florence

After Rome and Vatican City last week, Italy has been predictably impressive. Seeing both the Coliseum and the Vatican in a couple of days was awesome, they were two items on my bucket list so I’ve been in a great [...]

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Visiting the Vatican City

Here’s one for the county counters (me included!), the Vatican City, the World’s smallest state. The Vatican is a country, although with a population of only 800 and a land area of 0.44sq km I don’t quite know how it [...]

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What Not to Miss in Rome, Italy

Rome is the sort of place that everything should visit in their lifetime, home to the Vatican City and the Coliseum, endless coffee shops, pizzerias and amazing gelato places. It had been on my list for a while until I [...]

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Top 5 iconic Italian attractions you must see

Italy is a country that I definitely want to explore more of when I get the time. Not only do I love the mouth-watering Mediterranean cuisine dished up here, but the destination is home to some fantastic attractions that can’t [...]

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5 beautiful sites to visit in Tuscany

If you are planning to visit Tuscany, you might be marvelling at so many beautiful sites and point-of-interests located in this beautiful place. Thinking, where should I go next or what should I want to see? There are a lot [...]

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Which is the best city in Italy?

A trip to Italy is a trip that everyone should make at least once in their lifetime, although it’s recommendable to go there quite a few times. The reason behind this recommendation is that you need a good few weeks [...]

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Italy’s Summer Hotspots for 2012

Italy is one of the most popular summer destinations in Europe thanks to its fantastic location strutting into the Mediterranean and some of the best weather in the world at this time of year. If you’re planning a summer holiday [...]

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5 Things To See in Milan

Milan is famous for its high fashion and the typical Italian pizza but even Tyra Banks and top Gordon Ramsey play second fiddle to the things you can’t miss while in Milan. The common harsh description of Milan is that [...]

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A few reasons to choose the Mediterranean and Rome this summer

Don’t know where to go this summer for holidays? The Mediterranean area is perfect for the summer, since it combines good weather, beaches, culture, history and excellent nightlife. The city of Rome exemplifies perfectly why this is there’s only one [...]

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How to survive a day in Venice with just 50€

Venice is one of the most expensive cities in Europe, but with the price comes the beauty and there are many ways in which you can spend a day in the city without spending more than 50€ in the whole [...]

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Dismantling Italian clichés

There isn’t a single country or culture in the world that doesn’t have their own clichés. It’s never good to generalise but, as they say, there’s no smoke without fire. However, this fire is most probably only a few sparks [...]

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Motorcycle culture and the Italian MotoGP Grand Prix in Florence

Wherever we go in Italy, we see that most people choose to travel around the city or to nearby places by scooter or motorbike. This is definitely a Mediterranean trait, since it happens in most southern European countries. However, in [...]

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A walk around the Dorsoduro in Venice

Venice is a city whose beauty and expensiveness are on a par, and we all know how beautiful Venice is. It’s also a city full of tourists who visit St Marco’s Square, the Ponte Rialto and all the surrounding areas, [...]

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The 7 Man Made Wonders of the World

All this 7 wonders stuff gets complicated when you start hearing about the seven wonders of the ancient world, the seven wonders of the modern world, the underwater world so I thought I’d confuse things further with a post about [...]

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Top 5 Sights in Florence

Love is in the air I guess, after yesterdays love fest following up from Valentine’s day. With my upcoming trip to Europe, I thought I’d hit up Florence for the top 5 sights there. Check out the best things to [...]

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The 5 Most Romantic Destinations in the World

After paying over the odds for a Valentine’s dinner in Bangkok last week, I thought I’d continue in the same vein and get all loved up with 5 sexy places around the world. If you’re trying to lure your sweatheart [...]

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Where to Ski in 2012

With more than 200 resorts to choose from in Japan, France and the US and hundreds more in Germany and Austria to boot, skiers are spoilt for choice. (http://www.onthesnow.com/regions.html) Whether you’re planning group ski holidays or a solo snow adventure [...]

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How to keep your look fine while travelling

I’m going to write today about something I don’t usually do, but as far as I am concerned, there are reasons why to slightly concern about.   The point is that there’s an abysm between people who cannot leave their [...]

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Top 5 Best Places to See A Show in the World

When movies, bars and restaurants become a little too familiar to fill your evenings with, it’s time to branch out and experience something new. I was in this situation in Bangkok myself recently, so I googled what to do in [...]

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Christmas in Rome

The Christian faith views Christmas as one of the most important holidays of the year. In a Catholic city like Rome the Christmas celebrations are still kept very traditional.  Many Roman families actually abandon the city over the holidays and [...]

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Three veggie restaurants in Florence

A bad place to be a vegetarian or veggie would be Argentina, or Spain where beef is an essential part of the food. But fortunately enough for you, veggies around the world, I will talk about a good country to [...]

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