Dispatches from Italy
All our dispatches in one place.
Travels around Puglia
Puglia Italy. 16 - 19 Feb 2018. Traveled to Puglia with some friends and saw some amazing sites and ate good food. What else is there to do! Martina Franca Arrive at Bari airport then drove to Martina Franca to check into hotel. Visited some hangouts...
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Bordeaux River Cruise
Bordeaux, Vineyards & Chateau River Cruise, River Royale - Uniworld River Cruises. 5 - 12 November 2017. We sailed one of the world's most acclaimed wine regions on three stunning rivers, the Garonne, the Dordogne and the Gironde. Starting in Bordeaux, the "Pearl of...
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Adriatic Cruise
Adriatic Cruise - Rome to Venice Italy, Holland America Line - Westerdam. June 28 - July 10 2017. Day 0: June 28 - Civitavecchia, Italy Set sail for Messina Italy. (Sea miles 0 nautical miles, Total 0 nautical miles) Day 1: June 29 - Messina, Italy...
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Trans-Atlantic Cruise, Florida to Rome
Trans-Atlantic Cruise – Florida USA to Rome Italy, Holland America Line - Westerdam 30 March - 13 April 2017 15 days from Ft. Lauderdale Florida USA to Civitavecchia Italy aboard the Holland America Line Westerdam. She was going into dry dock at the end of this...
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Rhine Discovery & Prague River Cruise
Rhine Discovery & Prague River Cruise, River Ambassador - Uniworld River Cruises 3 - 13 November 2016 2 days in Prague, then cruise from Nuremberg Germany to Breisach Switzerland to along the Main and Upper Rhine River aboard the River Ambassador. 3...
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Iberian Peninsula Cruise
Iberian Peninsula Cruise, Holland America Line - Koningsdam. 18 - 30 September 2016. 13 days from Amsterdam The Netherlands to Rome Italy around the Iberian Peninsula aboard the Koningsdam. Including a pre-cruise stop in Munich Germany. 16 Sept -...
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Copenhagen Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark 16 - 24 May, 2016 We visited Copenhagen for the first time and were amazed at the beauty and brightness of the city. It is a very bike and people friendly place. Lots more coming soon.
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Another Day at the Giro d’Italia – 2016
Arezzo, Italy - May 13 & 14, 2016. So the Giro d'Italia went through Tuscany again this year. After some searching we determined the easiest place to see a stage was in Arezzo. About 30 minutes north by train. So we bought our train tickets, about 12 euro round trip...
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Castles along the Rhine River Cruise
Castles along the Rhine, River Empress - Uniworld River Cruises 30 March – 6 April 2016 (Photos coming soon) 8 days from Basel Switzerland to Amsterdam The Netherlands along the Rhine River aboard the River Empress Florence Italy Our trip began in...
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A Walk on the Walls of Lucca
In early March this year I finally decided to take photos of a walk on the walls. So for all our friends who wonder what we mean when we say, "going for a walk on the walls," here is a 5 minute video of what you see as you walk the entire wall, about 4 kilometers. It...
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