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Continue reading →: Away We Go in 2026
New year, new places to see and explore. We are kicking off 2026 with an adventure to the Down Under. Australia and New Zealand here we come. It’s a long flight to travel across the world. Total flight time from Tampa, Florida to Sydney Australia (via Houston) was 20 hours!…
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Continue reading →: Fall Adventure Part 3 – Roma, Pompeii and The End
We spent three more days in Roma visiting sites that we did not see on the Rick Steves Tour and also enjoying more food adventures. So here we go!! First up was visiting the Vatican City. Vatican City is a fully independent nation with its own government, laws, and international…
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Continue reading →: Fall Adventure Part 2 Rick Steves Best of Italy
Roma We arrived in Rome, said goodbye to Dino, our bus driver, and hit the ground running on a whirlwind tour of Caesar’s Rome. Nicknamed the Eternal City, Rome is considered one of the world’s oldest cities, and definitely a candidate for oldest city in Europe. Everywhere you go on the…
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Continue reading →: Fall Adventure Part 2 Rick Steves Best of Italy
Assisi & Orvieto Assisi is a hill town in central Italy’s Umbria region. It was the birthplace of St. Francis (1181–1226), one of Italy’s patron saints. The Basilica of St. Francis is a massive, 2-level church, consecrated in 1253. Its 13th-century frescoes portraying the life of St. Francis. The crypt…

