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Read more: Ferry to ferry
After boarding the ferry about 930pm, and it finally departing about 1130pm, we woke just to the west of Corsica and Sardinia and have crept our way towards Barcelona since. The weather has been kind, the seas mostly smooth, no seasickness for either of us. A lazy day that we…
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Read more: Ciao Italia 😢
We left Florence and headed slightly north to the coast, stopping at Pisa on the way. A short walk to the tower which does indeed lean. Forced Kevin to pose for this incredibly unique and original photo. We also high fived a couple of people (who looked like they had…
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Read more: Florence
This part really probably belongs in the Bologna post as it was close to Bologna, but it was our day travelling to Florence so here it is. We awoke to the good news that our box of glass items from Murano had arrived in Brisbane and been collected and assessed…
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Read more: Parma & Bologna
Leaving Milan on a wet day we headed in the direction of Parma. We stopped off in Cremona to visit the Museo del Violino. Cremona is where Violins were first made. Did you know that a violin maker is actually called a ‘Luthier’? We didn’t! As well as informing about…
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Read more: Mountains to Milan
A driving day from Pedemonte to Milan, via a scenic drive around Lake Garda.We assumed the first part of the drive would be the most stressful, with a large elevation gain and loss (1200m of each) and multiple switchbacks…… It wasn’t. Driving alongside Lake Garda was stressful. Not only did…
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Read more: Time out in Tyrol
We’ve left the beauty of Venice and are in a gorgeous valley in the Tyrol region of Italy via Verona, then through a mountain pass. Today was an admin day at the start of a 3 day timeout. In Verona we stopped to buy food and essentials (wine & toothpaste)…
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Read more: San Marino & Venice
We left our Tuscan idyll and headed towards San Marino. We passed through Anghiari, a beautiful hillside town that was central to a battle between Florence and Milan in the late 1400’s. Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned to paint a depiction of the battle in 1503, but never actually finished…
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Read more: Under the Tuscan Sun
(If this wind stops) We saw a porcupine today! Apparently Italy is the only European country that has a porcupine! Hopefully we might now see one that is not roadkill… We chose Siena as a stopover on our way to our Tuscan residential cooking program that starts tomorrow. From a…
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Read more: Month 2 highlights
March 1st – March 31st 1. Flamenco Flamenco was amazing. We loved it. 2. Rome We loved Rome. On a beautful sunny day, we think it probably can’t be beaten (block your ears Paris!). Every corner you turn there is just more and more history. You honestly would have to…
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Read more: Roman Holiday
Our ferry arrived into Civitavecchia at 630am. Our AirBNB host was happy to let us park our car at the apartment block for the day, so by 7.44am we were on the train to Rome! We left the train station, turned left and saw the Vatican. Or more specifically, the…
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We’re heading out on a mid-life gap year, that is 80% unplanned. As natural planners, we’re well and truly stepping out of our comfort zones.
We are currently here…
Countries visited (foot on ground):
17🇶🇦 🇲🇦 🇪🇸 🇵🇹 🇫🇷 🇦🇩 🇮🇹 🇻🇦 🇸🇲🇮🇪🏴 🏴 🇫🇴 🏴 🏴🇬🇬🇯🇪 🇫🇷
Distance travelled by mode (est):
- 🚘: 18962km
- ⛴️:14; 3138km
- 🚂: 8 ; 854km
- 🐪: 2 ; 7km
- 🛶: 2 ; 8km
- 🚲: 1 ; 30km
- 🚌: 1 ; 2223km
- ✈️: 4 ; 19530km
An Unplanned Year 