Dragon travel worldwide – 2024 is the Year of the Dragon
2024 is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese Zodiac. Reason enough to thumb through our dragon snapshots from …
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Italy
The golden mosaics of Ravenna – Early Christian monuments
Jesus is standing in the hallway like a young warrior, the cross casually over his shoulder. Also, he’s stepping on …
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Thoughts on hiking and travelling in the Aosta Valley
The Aosta Valley is Italy’s tiniest region. Not many tourists have heard about it and even most Italians have never …
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Pienza in Tuscany – a Renaissance model town
Whenever we travel, we have a look at the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. In Northern Italy we expected …
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The Alta Via 1 in the Aosta Valley – hiking from Paquier to Courmayeur
The Alta Via 1 in the Aosta Valley is a 6 to 10-day high-altitude long-distance hike on the sunny southern …
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The historic centre of Florence – Days of wonder
The historic centre of Florence is surprisingly empty on a cold evening in March. At night, the cathedral of Florence …
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Brunello Wine Tasting in Tuscany
Italy is famous for wine. And a day of Brunello wine tasting is definitely a highlight in Tuscany. We spent …
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is indeed leaning – a lot! One would expect that, ok. But nevertheless we were …
The mediaeval towers of San Gimignano – Aiming high in Tuscany
Suddenly, we can see the town from the bus window. Beyond some hills in the distance, skyscrapers are rising over …
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Weekend highlights in Bologna
Earlier this summer we did a weekend trip to Bologna, one of those historical North-Italian cities that are generally pleasant …
