Italy Vacations and Day Trips

Lake Garda: Adventure and Relaxation in Northern Italy
Lake Garda: Adventure and Relaxation in Northern Italy

Lake Garda holidays boast a variety of options depending on which end of the lake you choose to stay. Located in the north between the Verona, Brescia and Trento provinces, Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy with its natural environment encompassing…

Day 1 in Italy Continuing From Milan to Florence
Day 1 in Italy Continuing From Milan to Florence

When you leave the bus you enter the mass confusion that is Milano Centrale, the main train station in Italy.   I had printed out the train schedule before leaving home so I knew about when the next express train to Florence would be leaving.
I had enough…

Day 1 in Italy – From Milan to Florence
Day 1 in Italy – From Milan to Florence

I decided to take the bus from Milan’s Malpensa Airport to Milano Centrale, the main train station in Milan.  I have taken the bus a number of times and though the trip is long it is no longer than a taxi and much cheaper, especially for a single traveler.…

More Planning For My Trip To Italy
More Planning For My Trip To Italy

My Trip is Getting Closer. Here are the entries from my trip planning journal.
Friday, April 29 – Only 2 days until I am off to Italy!  Jaycee is recovering nicely but still not 100% making me glad that I decided to leave her at the vet’s rather than the…

More trip planning for a trip to Italy
More trip planning for a trip to Italy

As I plan to go to Italy alone my to-do list gets longer.   Here are the entries from my trip planning journal.
Monday, April 25
I am just back from a wonderful long weekend in Pittsburgh with my niece and nephew-in-law.  All those years of growing up…

Planning A Trip For One to Italy
Planning A Trip For One to Italy

Change of plans on my spring trip to Italy.  As I plan to go to Italy alone . . . here are the entries from my trip planning journal.
Tuesday, March 29

Now that I will be planning for solo travel I need to think about what I want to do.  I could just plan the cities…

Trip To Italy, The Planning Continues
Trip To Italy, The Planning Continues

Thought I would let you see my process for planning my recent spring trip to Italy by reading entries in my journal: 
Monday, March 28
After I returned from playing tennis I picked up a message from my friend who is to share in my Italian Adventure.  I could…

Continuing to Plan My Trip to Italy, Part 2
Continuing to Plan My Trip to Italy, Part 2

Thought I would let you see my process for planning my recent spring trip to Italy by reading entries in my journal: 
Tuesday, March 15 – I started researching where we can spend the first day/night of our trip.  Nice is further from Milan than…

Planning My Trip To Italy, Part 1
Planning My Trip To Italy, Part 1

Thought I would let you see my process for planning my recent spring trip to Italy by reading entries in my journal: 
Monday, March 7- It is time to start planning a trip to Italy!  I am going with the same friend that I went with several years ago.  The…

Tour Arezzo, Italy – Travel Tips
Tour Arezzo, Italy – Travel Tips

Tuscany – beautiful countryside, wonderful history, and the birthplace of the Renaissance…
Arezzo is a wonderful medieval and historic city located about 80 km southeast of Florence in the center of four valleys. Arezzo is the largest…

 
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