Shopping in Italy

Good Things Come in Small Packages!

My aim was to visit San Marino, one of the smallest countries in the world, but since I was staying for the weekend at a nearby town, I also found the time to visit Bologna and the two...

Day Trip from Milan to Lake Como (Including Costs)

Can you do a day trip from Milan to Lake Como? The short answer is, yes, you can. The long answer is, it depends. If you have the time, spend more than a day in Lake Como. However, if you...

A Trip to Rome

Welcome to our new page. As a lovely couple we like to travel one or two times per year. And as job I travel all the world. We are a couple that have now decided to spend their whole lives...

Civita di Bagnoregio – The Dying City

So last summer, while my daughter and I were in the small town of Selvacava, in the Lazio region of Italy where my father was born, wondering what to do next, I had the brilliant idea of driving...

Cradle of the Renaissance: Florence, Italy, 2015

To begin with, I had no idea about the beauty that was going to unravel. It was a short journey to Florence from Bologna. I arrived early in the morning as I had only a day to see Florence (please...

Rome Hotel: Capo d'Africa

Capo d'Africa is one of the best EU hotels we ever stayed at, so I'll start with Capo d'Africa's only fault-- in a city of overpriced hotels, this one is really over priced. Capo d'Africa is located...