While I was staying in the Tarcento area of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy, I took a day trip over the border to Slovenia to go hiking in Triglav National Park. It was only about a one hour drive, and a nice drive at that. Triglav is a massive park with all kinds of awesome looking…
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I spent three days in Venice at the beginning of June and had a really nice time. I really liked the city. It is on the more expensive side, so keep that in mind when planning your time there. Also, I recommend going ahead and getting a multi-day vaporetto (waterbus) pass for the length of…
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During my visit to Milan, I spent a full day at EXPO 2015. I had never been to a World Expo or Fair before, so was interested to see one. Especially given the theme of this year’s Expo, “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”. I’m interested in topics like sustainability, so a theme along those…
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I spent three nights in Milan in late May. One full day was spent at the Milan Expo, so really I only spent two days in Milan. But I enjoyed the things that I saw. Milan seems to be one of those cities that many people skip when they visit Italy. But I really liked…
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I spent about a week in Florence, Italy in May. I had a nice time, and had a chance to see a lot of great things and eat some good food. So I’m organizing this post in those categories. One important note before you go to Florence: if you want to visit the art museums,…
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