From Orvieto, we continued our travels by high-speed train, racing north toward Milan—our gateway to exploring northern Italy and southern Switzerland. As the landscape shifted from central hill country to broad northern plains, we entered a region shaped by elegant cities, alpine scenery, and rich cultural history. Milan would serve as our base for discovering…
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Orvieto Italy 2025
From Naples, we continued our journey north by train into the heart of Italy, traveling into the central hill country that has anchored settlements since Etruscan times. Our destination was the ancient city of Orvieto, dramatically perched atop a volcanic tuff plateau. As the train climbed inland, the landscape shifted from coastal plains to rolling…
Naples Italy 2025
After completing our exploration of ancient Egypt, we boarded a flight from Cairo to Naples, ready to begin the next chapter of our adventure. Naples marked the starting point of an ambitious four-month journey that would take us through Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, France, Scotland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Belgium. From Mediterranean coastlines to historic…
Tuscany, Italy-VBT
September 15th we started on our VBT Bike Tour along The Tuscan Coast. We met the other riders and the tour leaders at the Hotel Tornabuoni in Florence. There were 14 people on our tour and the two trip leaders, Massimiliano Cenni and Paolo Cossovel. We hopped on the van and drove to Collemezzano to…
Florence Italy
On September 13th, 2017 we took the fast train from Rome to Florence. Traveling by train from Rome to Florence is quick, easy and affordable and takes about 1 1/2 hours. We took a taxi to our Airbnb and went to explore Florence. We are staying near the Piazza di Santa Croce where we saw…
Rome Italy
On our first day in Italy, we met Kevin and Ericka in Rome and took a tour of the Colosseum. We booked our tour through Caroline Wallace and our guide took us down side streets to see unique churches before arriving at the Colosseum, an iconic symbol of Imperial Rome. It is the largest amphitheatre…
Sardinia, Italy
Italy here we come! On September 7th we arrived in Sardinia with Kevin and Ericka to attend Chris Dore and Lisa’s wedding. We landed in the town of Alghero on the northwest coast of Sardinia, Italy. We are all staying at the El Faro Hotel, a beautiful resort overlooking the sea in the Regional Natural…