Alitalia may have reached the end of the runway earlier this week when investors withdrew their one billion euro offer to save its ass. In what is shaping up to be the never-ending story of Alitalia’s demise, six of the nine unions are finding themselves in the hotseat, Berlu is blaming the left, the left...Read More
Many people, including yours truly, think a guide book can make or break a trip. Particularly when we are traveling to a new country or unknown destination, we look to our guide books for expert advice on where to stay, where to eat and most importantly where to shop. (wink wink) Guide books should...Read More
Starting four months from today – January 12, 2009 – online registration will be required by all visa waiver travelers entering the United States. Have you heard about this? I mean. Really heard about it? I remember reading a blog post and a CNN article about it a few months ago when the announcement was...Read More
A quick glance down the travel book aisle at Barnes and Noble is enough to make a bright-eyed globe trotter toss in his passport and run for cover. The market is inundated with guide books promising would-be buyers the best accommodations, the most recently updated dining options, the highest user reviews or the most preciously...Read More
What was the last list you made? “To-Do at Work?” “To-Do after Work?” “Groceries?” “Errands?” “Chores?” We are a list-making society, with a whopping 76% of Americans and 77% of Italians admitting to making and following at least one list. We use them at work, at home and when we travel. But, what if I could...Read More
This is my first time guest blogging and I’m really excited about it because I love My Bella Vita. I hope to get out to Italy one of these days myself but haven’t had the time or money yet. Three years ago, though I went to Spain on a study abroad program and fell in...Read More
Running a bed and breakfast definitely has its perks – such as meeting interesting people, learning about new places and never having a shortage of topics for Travel Tip Tuesdays . Not that I use our guests or anything. But sometimes guests have specific travel-related issues that we help them sort through . And then...Read More
Budget Travel Magazine is the *best* travel magazine of all time. There, I said it! It’s also one of the only magazines I’ve ever subscribed to for more than one year, and although I’ve now moved far and away where the paper pages allude me, I’m only a mouse click away from all the fun. Meanwhile...Read More
The possible Travel Tip Tuesday themes to evolve from my latest stateside adventure are too many to list today … lost luggage, stolen contents, airline strikes, airline accountability … ahhh, but don’t worry. We’ll get to those. Today’s tip covers the most intrinsic rule of all seemingly common sense rules of travel. And yes. There...Read More
And now through September 1, 2008 TravelZoo is giving away TONS of FREE travel. That’s right! Thirteen weekly winners can select a free trip from the weekly Top 20 list and one grand prize winner will win the whole dang thing! Can you imagine relaxing on a Italian-stud driven gondola along the Venetian canals,...Read More
