Archive for the 'Budget Travel' Category

Review of 1st Week at Torre Di Babele

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Note: This isĀ  a cross-post from Vivarome.com of the review of my first week in Rome, Italy while attending Torre Di Babele I have been away from this blog for far too long. Quite honestly trying to get stories published in newspapers today is quite a hassle. The reason behind this is because many newspapers [...]

Anthony Bourdain’s show on Venice, Italy was actually pretty good!

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Well I have to tell you that I really enjoyed watching Anthony Bourdain’s show No Reservations on Venice, Italy. I really like this take on anti-tourism that Anthony pursues with his show. You have agree that tourism or day trippers is a plague on some of the most beautiful parts of the world. I completely [...]

Serious about moving to Italy – Then you need this!

Monday, August 11th, 2008

It is no secret to anyone watching the news that there is a crisis going on with home foreclosures. What many people do not realize that for many Italians this is also true. Unfortunately the crisis of credit is spreading around the world. And not to be a vulture or anything but this is a [...]

Trentino – Worth Visiting

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

The region of Trentino is part of the western Dolomites and is very well organized from an Italian standpoint. Certainly this place is beautiful with a hefty and deep tradition of deep studies and containing some of the best academic institutions in northern Italy. One of the better places to see in this region is [...]

The Dolomites – Ideal for the backpacker

Monday, May 5th, 2008

The Dolomites is the mountain range that is outside of Venice. In the Veneto region this part of northerner Italy is one of the more spectacular sites you can see if you are a nature lover. The Dolomites are part of the Italian alps and was only incorporated into Italy until after the first world [...]

My Journey to Venice, Italy