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Final thoughts on our last day in Tuscany – I think we are too used to life in a cosmopolitan city to be able to adapt to the short operating hours and inconvenience of countryside. Really need to learn to sssssllllooowwww down. This morning we finally met the family whoContinue Reading

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The plan for the day is the explore Southern Tuscany. After breakfast, we headed to San Gimignano, one of the many famous hill towns of Tuscany most noted for its 11 towers that could be easily spotted from a distance. Even before we arrived at the town, we spotted hordes ofContinue Reading

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We opted for a more direct route to Florence cutting out to the highway from Certaldo instead of going through the scenic hilly roads again. The journey still took us about an hour, and another frustrating hour going round and round the city looking for our car rental outlet as we needed toContinue Reading

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As I finally found some sanity to schedule a train ride for the late morning, we managed to squeeze some time to visit the REAL Rialto market before heading to the train station. Entering the Grand Canal, we were greeted by the awesome San Giorgio Maggiore. It had looked beautiful from our hotel balcony butContinue Reading

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Our charming host Nicola prepared a simple breakfast for us this morning. He has two kids around the ages of Joel and Elizabeth. I asked him where he came from since he doesn’t live in Venice. He replied that he is authentic Venetian although he lives on the mainland as it isContinue Reading

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Although we woke early to catch our 10am train bounded for Milan, we ended up hopping on just before it left the platform. Yes it was another morning mad rush through the city and Theo was not fascinated by the precision of my itinerary. What I had not anticipated was the Nice trafficContinue Reading

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 I was actually quite sad to leave Arles because it held so much promise for a good R & R vacation but my travel plans did not leave room for changes. Yet I was also hopeful as the last three days had turned out quite well. Our itinerary for theContinue Reading