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On my first time in Italy in January 2018, I saw Rome, Florence and Sienna. On my second time in February 2019, I saw Carrera, Pisa and Livorno and then took the ferry from Livorno to Bastia, Corsica on February … Continue reading →

My first trip to Liguria was in February 2018. I only visited Genoa on that occasion. I took the Flixbus from Barcelona to Genoa (14 hours, ~22€). Arriving at 21:30, I believed that the hostel was closed at 22:00 and … Continue reading →

NOMAD MANIA Italy – Emilia-Romagna (Bologna, Rimini, Parma, Modena, Piacenza) World Heritage Sites: Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena  Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna  Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta Tentative WHS: Evaporite karst and caves … Continue reading →

March 2018 On my way to the UK, I saw Verona, the only place in Veneto Province, but returned in March 15-18, 2019. VERONA (pop260,000). From the 3rd century BC, Verona was a Roman trade center. In the middle ages, … Continue reading →

Fruili-Venezia-Giulia (Trieste, Udine) – March 18-22, 2019 On a rainy cold day (seems like my first in months), I had a big drive day through Udine on my way to the Alps in the north of Slovenia. It was so … Continue reading →

Malta – March 3-7, 2019 From the Volkswagen dealer, it was a short walk to Villa Bonilla and the train to Fiumicino Airport. I arrived at 19:30, my flight was at 10:10 and the AirMalta desk was closed so I … Continue reading →

NOMAD MANIA Italy – Sardinia (Olbia, Calgiari, Sassari, Alghero) XWorld Heritage Sites: Su Nuraxi di Barumini Tentative WHS:  Archipelago of La Maddalena and Islands of Bocche di Bonifacio (01/06/2006)  Island of Asinara (01/06/2006)  XPelagos: The Cetacean Sanctuary (01/06/2006)  Ponds … Continue reading →

Corsica Feb 25-27, 2019 TIPS for CORSICA 1. Ferries to Corsica. The cheapest is from mainland France or Savona Italy. I took the ferry from Livorno, Italy to Bastia for €121, 4¼ hours one-way on Corsica Ferries. Corsica Ferries has … Continue reading →

NOMAD MANIA Italy – Abruzzo (L’Aquila, Pescara) Tentative WHS: The Transhumance: The Royal Shepherd’s Track (01/06/2006) Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars: Transita Routes (Abruzzo) National Parks Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise NP  Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga  xMajella Villages and … Continue reading →

Naples March 9-10 2019 TIPS for NAPLES 1. Parking. This is a driving and especially parking nightmare. It seems that everyone has a car, can only park on the street and use every available niche with little attention to rules. … Continue reading →