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 FrancaArrive at Bari airport then drove to Martina Franca to check into hotel. Visited some hangouts when our friends lived here….

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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 for…

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Sailing off Sardinia, Italy

Sardinia, Italy 21 – 28 August 2015 We started with an evening in Rome as we took the train down from Lucca. Stayed at a very elegant hotel for free with my points. I think Donna is spoiled and we will never stay at a normal hotel again. Walked from…

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The Mille Miglia in Lucca

On May 16, the Mille Miglia (1000 miles) came thru Lucca. It is a re-enactment of the original races from the 20’s to the 50’s. Any car that raced in the original races are eligible to participate in these re-enactments. This year there was 435 cars traveling 1000 miles in…

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A Day at the Giro d’Italia

Giro d’ItaliaBagni di LuccaMay 13, 2015 So the Giro d’Italia this year went through Tuscany. After some searching we determined the easiest place to see a stage was in Bagni di Lucca. About 30 minutes north by train. So we bought our train tickets, about 12 euro round trip for…

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Sicily Tour

Best of SicilyFeb 7 – 20 2015 Well we have done our very first organized tour. It was a Rick Steves “Best of Sicily”. Not knowing what to expect, our expectations went from “it’s Rick Steves so it will be good” all the way to “oh boy, if it’s Tuesday…

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Christmas Markets in Northern Italy

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Christmas MarketsDecember 9 – 13 2014 We went to the Christmas Markets in Northern Italy last week. The mountains are called the Alps in Austria and the Dolomites in Italy. The region was once Austrian, but became part of Italy after WW II. We took the train from Lucca to…

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Day Trips to Pistoia and Barga

Pistoia and BargaDec 2014 We took two day trips from Lucca recently. We take a bus to the train station, about 15 minutes. The trains to most of the surrounding small towns run at least once every hour, sometimes more. Usually, we’re in a new place within 1-2 hours total….

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