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Milan to Chambery (the logistics)
Today we traveled into France, taking the TGV at 8:44am from Milano Porto Garibaldi to Chambery, arriving 12:52pm. It’s interesting that we didn’t scan or show or ticket anywhere and…
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1st Update
A little boring update as this first day was a travel day. Left San Diego at 8:30pm Tuesday and arrived Milan 9pm Wednesday after a standard layover in London. Only…
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Planning Itinerary – 2019 France & Spain Trip
Trip Overview The main portion of this trip is an 8-day hiking adventure via Spanish Steps in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France (starting in Carcassonne, green/#3 pin on the map). During…
Posted inItaly Travels
There’s no place like home
I loved my 3 week adventure in Italy, but there’s nothing like coming home. I tidied up the house before we left because I knew I’d be tired when we…
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Rome: Day 3
Hello Ancient Rome. We rolled the dice and bought a combo-ticket at the entrance to Palatine Hill and entered with no line. We turned left and pretty much had the…
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Rome: Day 2
It’s an early start to meet our early entry tour at 7:15am. I chose the shortest tour that gets you right into the Sistine Chapel. Sat for quite a long…
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Rome: Day 1
What a busy city. Getting from the Termini metro to the Trevi Station stop was easy. Navigating the street with full backpacks (and two hurt ankles) was not super fun.…
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Hello Rome
We are staying in a cute little studio apartment on Trevi Fountain. The fountain is getting some work on it but that doesn’t stop hordes of people crowding around it…
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Ciao Assisi
In Assisi we said goodbye to our guide, Virgino, and our new friends Elena, Nahidah, Keith and Lois. I was so overcome with gratitude that the waterworks were a flowing…
Posted inItaly Trek: Assisi
Day 7: SPELLO – ASSISI, (16 km – 10 miles)
On this day we started above the Roman Aqueduct on a dirt road scouted previously by Virgino. We named the road La Cresta Panoramic. It was along the highest point…