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Current & Past Trips!
Please note: the blog posts are in reverse chronological order. If you want to read from the start of the trip to the finish, scroll to the bottom post and read your way up to the most recent.


Top 15 List
For our last post, we wanted to share our Top 10 list – things we learned along the way. Well, it ended up being our Top 15! I apologize...

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May 3, 2012
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Our Last Day in Italy
Click your heels three times and repeat after me, “There’s no place like home…there’s no place like home…there’s no place like home.” We...

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Apr 30, 2012
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Venice – Day 2
Today we needed a slow day, with no set schedule, and that’s exactly what we had. We woke up to no alarm and eventually made our way to...

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Apr 29, 2012
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Florence to Venice
The pace at which we’ve been operating for the past 10 days has finally taken its toll. We moved a little (actually a lot) slower this...

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Apr 28, 2012
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Florence – Day 2
I’m in love and his name is David. We began our first full day in Florence by touring the Galleria dell’Accademia, with Michelangelo’s...

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Apr 27, 2012
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A Tour of Tuscany
What’s the old saying – never say never? The first real snafu of our trip hit today when we showed up for our lovely tour of Tuscany and...

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Apr 26, 2012
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Florence By Way of Pisa
We said our goodbyes to the Cinque Terre and headed to Florence, with a quick stop in Pisa. We’re glad we did, because now we’ll never...

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Apr 25, 2012
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Italian Riveria
We decided to take a leisurely day trip from Cinque Terre to the Italian Riveria port towns of Santa Margherita and Portofino. After a...

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Apr 24, 2012
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Cinque Terre – Day 2
We began our journey to discover these five wonderful waterfront villages at the base of the northern most town - Monterosso. We were...

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Apr 23, 2012
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Cinque Terre – Day 1
We said goodbye to Rome this morning and headed to the train station where we experienced the language barrier in full form! Our lack of...

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Apr 22, 2012
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Rome – Day 3
The prettiest day yet began with our tour of Ancient Rome. We decided to take the Metro (subway) and save the cab fare. As we have heard...

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Apr 21, 2012
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Rome – Day 2
What an overwhelming day! We began with a private tour of the Vatican City. But before I try to capture the experience, I must first...

sbcrosby .
Apr 20, 2012
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Rome – Day 1
It’s hard to believe we are here after all the planning that’s gone into this trip. We arrived at our hotel around 2:30 pm after a...

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Apr 20, 2012
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5 Days & Counting…
Hello everyone, This is my first attempt at blogging. We’ve set up this blog to record the highlights of our upcoming 20th anniversary...

sbcrosby .
Apr 14, 2012
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