Since it’s been a while since any of us have traveled, here’s a refresher on how to put together your next travel itinerary, or maybe you’ve never put a trip itinerary together before and are not sure where to start. The 5 steps outlined below will help you plan the best vacation…
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Sand Dunes in the Sahara Desert, Morocco
Booking a 2 Week Tour Of Colorful Morocco
Have you ever taken a travel tour before? We had never signed up for an extensive tour of a country before and wasn’t sure what to expect in Morocco, Africa…
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5 Sites to See in Historical Verona Italy in a Day
Located in Northern Italy and part of the Venezia region, Verona is a charming, historical city that was settled more than 2000 years ago. It is set along the Adige River and picturesque bridges that add to the charm.
We were based in Milan, Italy and traveled to Verona for the day. It is a little over an hour away on a train from the Central Station in Milan.
Here are the 5 sites that you can see in a day trip to Verona…
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On Lake Como in Italy
Dreamy Lake Como
For stunning vistas of blue water with tall mountains as a backdrop, lake edges dotted with handsome villas, and towns with terracotta roofed buildings, Lake Como in northern Italy is the place to go. It’s extremely picturesque and an extraordinary place to spend time in. A place to slow down and catch your breath, especially after arriving from the hustle and bustle of a large city like Milan or if you’ve been on the road for a while.
We spent two days in Bellagio, a small town at the tip of a peninsula that juts out onto Lake Como. Bellagio is a beautiful scenic town on the lake and because of the steep slopes that the town was built on you could see the lake from many places…
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Salzburg, Austria on a warm fall day with the Fortress Hohensalzburg on the hill in the background
24 Hours in Salzburg Austria
If you only had one full day to spend in Salzburg Austria, what can you do?
Salzburg is a charming picturesque city in the northern part of Austria close to the German border. As you walk along the river Salzach, which runs through Salzburg, you will see the old town side of the river with the tall fortress topped hill as a backdrop, then on the other side of the river, the newer part of town with a monastery on the side of the hill. On a warm fall day, lining the river were chestnut trees changing colors and some trees even had ripe shiny brown chestnuts peeking through their prickly shells.
Since we only had one full day, we decided on an itinerary of 3 places to visit: the Mozart birth house and museum, Mirabell Palace gardens — one of the many Sound of Music movie location site in Salzburg — and the Fortress Hohensalzburg on the hill…
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