After spending a few day exploring the effortlessly elegant city of Milan we were keen to get out of the crowded streets and into the surrounding countryside and searches for the best day trips from Milan. One of the places we had always dreamt of visiting was Lake Como and the pastel colours towns that […]
Italy
A guide to using the Train in Italy: How to travel for cheap and like a local!
As Italy was the first stop of our long term travels, we realised very quickly that many things stretched our tight budget. We spent a total of around 10-11 days travelling from Milan (with a day trip to lake Como) to Bolzano, from Bolzano to Badia and finally Badia down to Venice. So one thing […]
Getting lost on purpose in Venice and discovering Venetian life!
Venice is a crazy city, a lot like Tokyo in many way in the fact that it is utterly confusing and you will get lost no matter how much you fight it! But in this maze like city getting lost is when you really discover the true heart of this wonderful place. Along the narrow […]
Touring Venice by the water: The best way to see both the known and unknown areas of this unique city!
When visiting Venice what better way in there to explore this special, unique and crumbling old city than via the canals. When you tour the canals you get not only the chance to see Venice from another perspective and see all those amazing and well known sites once again. But from here you see how […]
Venice overnight and on a budget, what to see and do to make the most of a short visit!
Venice can be an expensive place and definitely isn’t somewhere on the usual backpacking route. But as we were in Italy and making our way over to Slovenia the easiest way was through Venice…so we decided why not stay for 1 night and make the most of the time we have in this wonderful city. […]
Hiking in the off season in Badia and discovering serenity!
When we decided to visit the Dolomites we had no real idea what or what we wouldn’t be able to do. It was a little bit of a last minute ideas to swing by this region as we travelled from Milan over to Venice. We had always wanted to visit and do the Via Ferrata […]
The fascinating Earth pyramids of Bolzano & The amazing Cable Car & hike to visit them!
After exploring the wonderful streets of Bolzano for a few days we happened across an amazing and intriguing image of what looked like some sort of alien formations. We figured such an impressive and strange natural phenomenon would be high up in the in accessible snow covered mountains. After inquiring as to where exactly we […]
Bolzano (Bozen) The Italian mountain city with Austrian flair – The fascinating culture of Sud Tyrol
We had been keen to head up to the very North of Italy for sometime, the mountainous region on the border of Austria had temped to its snow covered peaks and delightful villages. But little did we know that upon crossing over into the region of Sud Tyrol we would be entering into a majority […]
A taste of Italia…The delicious food of this amazing country!
Why we love Italy and I have always wanted to visit- Italy, the land famous for many things including architecture, fashion and design, literature but probably most of all their cuisine, there are so many delicious dishes to try in Italy. That’s definitely one of the main reasons I’ve been itching to go to Italy […]
Our first Air BnB experience…How to use it and $25/ £17 off for you!!
AirBnB! What is is and what does it even mean! We didn’t have a clue for a long time, was it staying in someones house or was it just a unique hotel? We decided to take the plunge when we couldn’t find any hotels or hostels for our stay in the tiny alpine village of […]
Lago di Carezza – The amazing Dolomites, Italy!
The Lago Di Carezza is a picture perfect alpine lagoon surrounded by the impressive dolomite mountains. It sits in a winding valley of dream like scenery only an hours bus ride from the German speaking, Italian city of Bolzano/ Bozen. Visiting this stunning setting was absolutely breath taking, seeing the Dolomites in all their jagged […]
CHEAP things to see and do in Milan…This so called Expensive city on a budget.
Milan might be seen as the expensive and extravagant fashion capital of the world, and its true, if you want it to be you can spend a fortune here on luxury accommodation, fine dining and custom made Italian clothing. But with our backpacks in tow we are most definitely in the budget basement camp…but fear […]
Exploring the traditional and yet bohemian district of Brera, Milan
The Brera district of Milan is the heart of contemporary culture, happening bohemian art and where the creative youth hang out. Yet despite this it is also the traditional centre of the city, the way the Milan of old would have been: Narrow cobbled streets, colourful Italian facades and a maze like layout. Here you can step back to a world […]
Scaling the roof of the Milan Duomo – The huge cathedral that took 600 years to build!
The legendary Duomo of Milan is the hub of this huge city, built over 600 years it has seen many sides to this bustling city and today draws huge crowds from all corners of the globe. The largest cathedral in Italy is quite a sight, its impossible details and spiky pinnacles draw you in as […]
First day backpacking…The worst and Best hostel in the world in 24 hours! You live and learn!
Well, you live and learn they say! Here we are, setting off on the journey of a life time, flying into Milan to complete the European leg of our backpacking adventure. Like any new backpackers we decided to book our accommodation for our first stop in advance to make sure we are prepared and can […]