Cortina d’Amprezzo – A great place to visit

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Cortina d’Ampezzo is one of the better locations in the Dolomites. The location for many mountain climbing movies such as Sylvester Stallone’s Cliffhanger and James Bond’s film For Your Eyes Only to name just a few. One of the more stunningly visual and visceral places in the Italian alps this place is known for great [...]

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 [...]

Mestre – An Overview

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

The city of Mestre is on the mainland that connects to the Venetian lagoon. For many travelers to Venice you will not stay in this part of Italy. This is not really such a bad thing as there really is not too much to do and see in this city. Rather Mestre is more of [...]

My Journey to Venice, Italy