Travelogues Italy

Since the weather on the rather northern Adriatic coast wasn't expected to be great, we sped down the highway towards Taranto and parked for the night at a hidden beach with an...

Stage 2 - Three Peaks Nature Park

On the second day of my trip to Tuscany, we took a closer look at Siena. Konrad is currently doing his Erasmus year and I was kindly allowed to sleep with him in the shared...

Wednesday 29.03. PALERMO Good morning :-) From the campsite, Camping degli ulivi, it is really optimal to get to the city. We don't have to walk for 15 minutes to get to the...

Garibaldi House, hiking on the island of Caprera, and gas station strike

Today we went back to the coast: we drove to the northernmost tip of Sardinia to the small town of Santa Teresa di Gallura. Roundabout in front of Santa Teresa First, we...

In the morning we set off for Arzachena, which is not far from Palau. Arzachena First, we went to the tourist information office, where we were very knowledgeable,...

We were recommended by several people to visit Mount Vesuvius as it is so close to Naples and Pompeii. So, we buy tickets for the National Park entrance (just under €10) and...

Castle of Gallipoli

Cycling through southern Italy to Sicily

Where to go during these corona times? Where is the infection rate low and which flights are not cancelled? After a tip and further information, we decide to go to the Amalfi...

At still very pleasant late summer temperatures we spent our last vacation in 2018 from the beginning to the middle of October at the northern Garda Lake in Naag-Turbel, the...

My point of reference: The bell tower of the "Santa Maria Maggiore"

Torre Matilde

Monday, June 29, 2026 – Day 2 As expected, poor sleep; it is so hot and stuffy all over the apartment. So, up at 6 and open the windows. The wildlife is still or already acti

Today was travel day. We started from our camp in Croatia - natch - and briefly travelled through Slovenia - ooh - before entering Italy to travel to Lake Garda - ahh. We...

Our first site on Sardinia was lovely, if a bit big - we had to wear wrist bands 😁 - but situated on the north coast it gets all the wind. These were up to 29mph on Saturday, so...

San Gimignano

Yesterday was travel day. We said goodbye to the AirBnB house, left the key under the doormat and were away by 7.30am. Not much to note except the journey, that was pegged as 3.5...

The sun is shining, so let’s go. After a leisurely breakfast, we took the bus to Marina di Campo, traveling across the island to the south. However, since the island is very...

Today, I included the harbor town of Portoferraio in the program. We took the bus, which took about half an hour for a distance of nearly 10 km—due to the many curves😀. Upon...

Set off quite early today since I had a longer journey ahead of me. First, I drove to Grosseto, and the drives here always take much longer than Google indicates because no one...

Tuscany dream tour! Finally! Again! So here I am, finally back in my beloved Tuscany! HH via Frankfurt to Pisa, from there taking the Pisamover (online €6.50, at the machine €5😳)...

Tuscany Dream Tour 3.0 Finally! Again! So, here I am finally back in my beloved Tuscany. This year, I've traveled further south; Maremma, the coast, Pitigliano, Saturnia, and...

The house was really nice. With the recent leftovers from the previous day, we made ourselves breakfast and then set off - under brilliant sunshine. In the next village, there was...

It had rained heavily during the night, so the morning was cool, cloudy, but dry. We set off again to descend back down to Spoleto via the same steep path we had already...

3:30 AM. The alarm clock doesn't ring, it threatens. While normal people turn over for a few more minutes, we hop in our cars and dash off into the darkness. We did it, perfectly...

Italy - my love! This time a trip of an entirely different kind for me - just the two of us with a friend, not to Tuscany but to the beautiful Lake Garda and with a fixed...

Friday, September 12, 2025 – Day 4 Even with the windows darkened, I kept waking up, but after removing the hard cushion, I managed to get some decent sleep during the night....