Category: RTW Travel
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Tourin’ in Turin, Italy!
Read more: Tourin’ in Turin, Italy!Having left Verona, we made our way to Divonne-les-Bains, France, for our next house-sitting assignment. We were not looking forward to 6 hours of driving, so checked our route to see what we could find that was more-or-less between the two cities, and discovered Torino – also known as Turin, Italy. Torino is a lovely…
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Vino near Verona
Read more: Vino near VeronaAmong other things, Italy is well known for its excellent wines. Since we were staying in Verona in the heart of the Valpolicella region, we felt obliged to visit a winery and enjoy a wine tasting! Massimago A search for vineyards in the area turned up a fair number which we could visit. However, we were drawn to…
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A Treasure Hunt Around Vicenza
Read more: A Treasure Hunt Around VicenzaWe left Munich, Germany and made our way towards sunny Italy. We were able to meet up again with our friend Lydia to tour the lovely city of Vicenza. It was great to have her with us because she knew a lot about art history and architecture. To make our touring a little more interesting,…
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We’re With the Wedding Party!
Read more: We’re With the Wedding Party!Venice, Italy – what more can I say! After parking our car and taking a water bus, we went to our flat we rented through VRBO. It turns out we were just doors away from George Clooney’s Cipriani hotel when he was getting married! There were paparazzi outside our door and when we would leave…
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Ein Prosit, Ein Prosit….
Read more: Ein Prosit, Ein Prosit….“O’zapft is, (It is tapped!)” the Lord Mayor of Munich cries as he taps the first keg of beer and officially starts Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest is a popular festival that takes place in Munich, Germany. It was started to celebrate the wedding of King Ludwig I and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen in October 1810. To end the…