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Portofino – The Jewel of the Italian Riviera
Originally a fishing village, the colorful seaside town of Portofino is now the jewel of the Italian Riviera and home to the Portofino Harbor and a beautiful little Piazzetta (square). Surrounded by lush greenery, this little half-moon shaped harbor is filled with yachts, fishing boats and plenty of high end boutiques, restaurants, and cafes, and…
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Italy’s Barolo Wine Region
If you are visiting Italy and you love wine, and we love wine, then you want to take a trip to Italy’s Barolo wine region. This region is located in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, just south of Alba, and even has UNESCO World Heritage status. And while this was our primary purpose for…
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Living “la bella vita” in Milan!
You can’t help but live “la bella vita” (a beautiful life) while in Milan. Milan is the epicenter of italian fashion and design and everywhere you turn, you see it. From the beautiful Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the chic neighborhood of Brera, or Milan’s luxury fashion district known as the Quadrilatero della moda. This place…
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Lake Maggiore and the “Eden of Italy”
Wedged between mountains, located on the south side of the Alps, is where you will find Lake Maggiore. Lake Maggiore is the second largest lake in Italy and its northern shore extends all the way to the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland in the Swiss Ticino canton. I knew immediately upon decent into the small lakeside…
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How we spent 2 months in Italy
We are already a few weeks into our journey through Italy but to help organize it a little we setup a landing page with the list of all the cities we will be visiting. We rented a car and started in Venice and will end in Rome and plan on stopping in 18 cities along…
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Uncovering the beauty of Lake Como
Finally cooler weather! Our first couple of weeks traveling in Italy have been in somewhat of a heatwave for this time of year so the cooler weather is a literal breath of fresh air! And what better place to have it than Lake Como! There are so many reasons to visit Lake Como, not only…
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Sirmione, Italy – The gem of Lake Garda!
Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy at 370 square kilometers (143 square miles). This was actually our second stop by Lake Garda. We recently did a road trip through the Italian Alps and if you haven’t read that blog post you can by clicking HERE. During that trip we stayed on the north…
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Venice – Our visit to “The Floating City”
Venice is definitely one of the most unique places we have been to. The city of Venice spreads out over a series of 119 islands and is often referred to as The Floating City. Founded in 421, this city is located on top of what is considered the Venetian Lagoon located in the northwestern end…
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Sailing through Croatia
If you want to do Croatia right, then hop on a sailboat and see the best Croatia has to offer! The coastline is beautiful to view from the water, you get to stop off and explore, and the sunsets were some of the most spectacular you will ever see! Honestly, with our recent travel itinerary…
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We headed to Germany then embarked on a road trip through the Dolomites with stops in Austria and Italy!
We had a two week break planned in our scheduled travel agenda to head to Germany to visit some friends that live in Cologne. They planned several things during our two weeks and it was literally the trip of a lifetime! We took several days during our visit to do some sightseeing in cologne and…
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