This is a running commentary on our round-the-world trip. For other parts of the narrative, please see all posts under this tag: [ Trip Reports ] —————————————————————————————————————– Next stop on our round-the-world trip: Singapore. To get there from Bologna, we…
Trip Report – RTW – Part 7: Italy Day 3: Florence
The next day, we headed on to Florence, probably the most important city in Italy, considering its influence on history, art and fashion since its founding in 80BC. Home to Ponte Vecchio, the Florence Cathedral, numerous local shops and artisans,…
Trip Report – RTW – Part 7: Italy Day 2: San Gimignano
San Gimignano is another one of these small Italian medieval cities that are famous for one thing or another. In its case, it is known as “The Town of Fine Towers“, for the reason that the noble families of this…
Trip Report – RTW – Part 7: Italy Day 1: Siena
Siena is the capital of the province of Siena (which doesn’t help very much), but is the city that can be seen in the background of the Val d’Orcia pictures. It is a magnificent antique city in the middle of…
Trip Report – RTW – Part 7: Italy Day 1: Val d’Orcia
I have written a lot about hotels, lounges and premium cabins, but, maybe somewhat contrary to my post on the Savoy, not *all* travel (and travel reporting) *has* to be about these, ultimately, tools of the traveler. Sometimes, it’s worth…
Trip Report – RTW – Intermission: Bologna Airport
This, together with the Ferrari F40 and the Porsche 959, represented the average teenage boy’s idea of pornographic posters in the 1990s. I present to you… the Lamborghini Countach. And a more modern, and less pornographic one. Because really –…
Trip Report – RTW – Part 3: Bologna
So since we had 6 hours in Bologna, I decided to rent a car and go around and see things. The original plan was to visit Maranello and the Ferrari museum… but after some consideration, that seemed like a bad…