Islands and Water Transport (otherwise known as boats)
So what better way to travel when there are no roads? The water bus! There are stations lined up along the canal, and you kind have to...
This. Is. Venice!
A crazy kind of Bank Holiday weekend in THE most beautiful place. These guys came to visit for long days of getting lost, Prosecco,...
Meeting Mantova!
Mantova / Mantua. So it was really about time we visited our nearest town instead of just cycling past it all of the time. It was a...
Moving on again... Treviso Town!
You might think that moving on all time would mean places lose their magic, and in some ways they do a little when they are similar, but...
Life in Rivalta
First Impressions A lovely journey - little trains through pretty countryside nearly the whole way. We had three to get, and not a hitch,...
Picking the perfect picnic spot...
Organizing a picnic. Rules to get it right: 1. No planning in advance goes down well - HA! 2. Ensure you have a super market en-route......
Visiting the land of Romeo and Juliet
Oh Verona! What I thought would be a town of Shakespeare-crammed souvenirs was certainly not, and surpassed all expectations. Arrival was...
Road Trip! - Simione
We thought we would have to build up to being able to cycle to lake Garda, but oh no! A day after we arrived in Rivalta we were invited...
Let's go SHOPPING!
Technically we were just visiting the last bits and bobs on our list. The Spanish Steps which we somehow kept missing. WOW talk about...
Life in Rome overall
First Impressions /Local Area Lovely, it a cute pink flat, and we were taken out for a fab meal by our hosts- what more can you ask for?...