Adventures of Tin Can Lulu

Pisa, Cinque Terre & Siena From Firenze (Florence) we headed west to Pisa and Cinque Terre (the Italian Rivera). Cinque Terre is a string of centuries-old seaside villages on the rugged Italian Riviera coastline. In each of the 5 towns, colorful houses and vineyards cling to steep terraces, harbors are…

Lake Como and Firenze (Florence) Lake Como, locally known as Lago di Como or Lario, is one of Italy’s most magical destinations, a place where alpine beauty meets Italian elegance. Located in Lombardy, just north of Milan. Shaped by ancient glaciers and known for its distinctive “Y” form, Lake Como is the third-largest lake in Italy and…

Venice and the Dolomites Touring Italy has been on our destination list for years. We choose to do a Rick Steves Tour, “The Best Of Italy”. Seventeen days experiencing and exploring various areas of Italy. Although we did our own pre-tour in Venice, we learned more tidbits from both Nancy…

We started planning our trip to Italy last November and now it’s a reality. We drove to  Atlanta from Ocala, so that we had a direct flight to Venice. This eliminated having layovers and doubling our travel time to Italy, 9 hours vs 18 hours! Pre Tour Venice Italy Getting from…