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The Ultimate Italian Driving Adventure

September 3, 2008 – 1:27 am

If you’re the type of traveler who likes to go it alone and doesn’t mind injecting a little technological know-how into your trip, then a GPS-driven self-guided tour may be the ticket.
Information about Zephyr Self-Guided Adventures through Italy just crossed our desks over the weekend. The company offers walks, biking, and driving tours through Tuscany, [...]

By mmr | Also posted in By Area, Deals and Packages, Driving Tours, Eco Travel, Lazio, Out and About, Parks and Nature, Specialty Travel, Tuscany, Umbria | Comments (0)

A Snowy Staycation in Rome

July 31, 2008 – 6:24 am

You must be thinking: there are two things wrong with this post. First, it’s too early to be talking about snow. And, second, how can you have a “staycation” in Rome if you don’t even live there?
I defer to a recent press release from onthesnow.com. In “The No. 1 Snow Sports Web Site Picks Top [...]

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The Pontines, Perhaps

July 14, 2008 – 6:43 am

Unlike Greece, Italy isn’t a land of islands. Sure, there’s Sicily, Capri, and the Tuscan Archipelago, which includes Elba. But there is also a small set of islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea between Rome and Naples that, according to Guy Dinmore of The Financial Times, “offer a safer and saner way to travel” for those [...]

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Swimming in Sardinia

May 29, 2008 – 7:59 am

An article today in the New York Times on Swimming Vacations inspired us to see if there were any swim adventure tours in Italy. In fact, one of the companies profiled - Swimtrek (located in London) - offers a one week swim trip around Sardinia’s Maddalena Archipelago. The tour features:

Swimming from Maddalena to Spargi.
The crossings [...]

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Giro d’Italia Underway

May 13, 2008 – 8:13 am

The 2008 Giro d’Italia - Italy’s answer to the Tour de France - kicked off in Sicily this past weekend. And, before it’s all over on June 1, pro cyclists will have traversed a big section of “the boot,” riding along the west coast up to Civitavecchia, then over to Tuscany and the Marches. You [...]

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