Tips & Tricks: Train Travel in Italy

It may not be a surprise for you that we love trains. And planes. And hate buses. Traveling by train has that unexplained romantic feeling to it and no matter how much I try to put it in words, they always fail me. But then again, “Murder in the Orient Express” (Agatha Christie) also takes…

How to get to Bari Airport from Bari (and the Garganic Coast) & vice-versa

Bari Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Bari-Karol Wojtyła) (BRI) is located 8 km / 5 miles from the city center. It serves Bari and the surrounding area, including the Garganic Coast. Most of the flights operating here are seasonal, but some airlines do offer year-round flights, including Wizz Air. There are several ways to get to/from…

Video: 7 days in Italy

Enjoy a short video with our highlights from the trip to Italy. Video: Alex & Cris P. Music: Happy Strummin by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Review: Az. Agricola Tavernola Country House, Vieste, Italy

Address: Loc. Valle della Saralaina (Vieste km 5); GPS: N4182622 E1614886 Facebook Phone: 0039 328 5480857 and 0039 347 8579753 Email: Tavernola.Vieste@tiscali.it How to get to: You can visit the Tavernola as part of a day from Vieste or Manfredonia (or any other city on the Gargano Coast which is within 2-4 hours drive). They…

Review: Residenza Sveva, Bari, Italy

Website: n/a Address: Piazza Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 70121 Bari, Italy Telephone: 0039 335 780 9681 Email: info@residenzasveva.it How to get to: From the train station Bari Centrale (with your back to it, facing the fountain in front or Piazza Aldo Moro), make a right , cross Corso Carvour and at the…

14 Things to do in Cluj Napoca and close by

I am super excited when a reader emails me to ask details about a particular destination I’ve written about or been to. So I was so happy to email back and forth about Cluj Napoca these past days. However, answering the questions I got to thinking that I’ve never written a “what to do” kind…

Iara Valley, Cluj County , Romania – a perfect day trip from Cluj Napoca

What do you do when you are in Cluj-Napoca you have a gorgeous Sunday on your hands? Accept your cousin’s idea to go on Iara Valley for a day trip and stop for coffee at Lara Pension. That’s exactly what we’ve done on a Sunday (a.n. in 2016), except we have an orange juice (freshly…

Traditional Orthodox Easter Food in Romania

Almost four years ago (WOW!), I wrote about Traditional Romanian Food for Christmas and how my family celebrated when I was little. I also mentioned how have been doing it lately, in our “new” family. With a couple of weeks until the Catholic Easter and little more than a month until the Orthodox Easter, it’s…

Review: Samsara Foodhouse, Cluj Napoca, Romania

Address: Cluj, Strada Ștefan Ludwig Roth , nr. 5 Web site For the past year or so, I’ve started looking for vegan / vegetarian restaurants to check out in my home town and when I travel. Been to both – that I know of – in Arad , but haven’t tried more than one dish…

Gadget review: Lenovo IdeaPad Z51-70

The good: Surprisingly good sound (JBL speakers), decent keyboard (but it took me about a day to get used to it) , good performance The bad: The touch pad is horrible compared to what I had before (on HP and NEC), the viewing angles are a bit wonky (even for me) I have not yet…

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