October is the perfect time to visit Sicily. The extreme heat of the summer is gone and fewer tourists are on the island, making it perfect for traveling. A direct flight from Amsterdam brought us to Catania airport at 10 PM. Here we picked up the rental car at Centauro and luckily only a 15…
Visiting Sicily and getting around the island is definitely most convenient by car! Yes, the Sicilians have a bit of an enthusiastic driving style, but don’t let that put you off! I always love the freedom of my own transportation, and simply adjust your driving style to the local ways. Renting a car For renting…
Last September our road trip through Italy came to an end. The final stop was Venice where we would spend our last day before flying back home. From Milan we boarded the high speed train towards Venice Mestre, the station just outside of the main island. We stayed here for the night which was a…
Our trip to Milan coincident with the Milan Fashion Week. Since Milan is already known as the shopping Walhalla of the world, we also browsed the streets as true fashionista’s! Well, not really… Me with my travelers’ skirt and worn out sneakers felt way to underdressed among all these high heels, perfect hair models. But…
From Lake Como we drove the car from the town Cernobbio up to Mountain Bisbino. As we came closer to the top the forest grew thicker and the mist intensified. Although a magnificent few of Lake Como was promised, we were lucky if we could see a few meters ahead. When we finally reached the…
Lake Como is one of the three major lakes in the North of Italy. It is only a half hour drive North of Milan and set in the midst of the mountains. We stayed in Laglio on the West side of Lake Como, the same town where George Clooney has his summer villa. The nicest…
From Tuscany we drove our rental car to Cinque Terre. Going off the toll road we still had an hour drive across the small and windy roads to finally reach Monterosso. Monterosso is one of the five towns of Cinque Terre and also the largest. From here you can take the trail to Vernazza and…
Our road trip started in Florence where we picked up our rental car, an Opel Corsa. We left the city and had to make sure not to enter the ZTL zone. These zones are only accessible by car for its inhabitants and entering will give a hefty fine. I had big plans for our stay…
From Rome Termini station we took the high speed train which brought us safely in Florence within 1.5 hours. Our hotel was close to the station and luckily we were able to check in immediately. We left our bags in the room and were ready to explore the city. We took bus line 12 that…
Our trip through Italy started in the capital; Rome. Although I’ve already been here a few years ago, I had to come back. At that time I tossed a coin in the Trevi fountain, so the promise needed to be kept. We had three full days in Rome and we definitely made the most out…