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Entries Tagged as 'Italy'

Is the Grotta Azzurra (Blue Grotto) it worth it?

July 21st, 2010 · No Comments

When visiting Naples and the rest of the South of Italy you can do better things with your time and money than traveling to Capri to see the Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra), especially if that is your sole intention for visiting Capri .

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Tags: Italy · Naples · What not to do

Introducing Hostels of Naples

January 15th, 2010 · No Comments

Hostels of Naples working hard to help travelers enjoy Southern Italy

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Tags: Accommodation · Europe · Italy · Naples

Escape to Ischia

July 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Even though Ischia is not as famous as its neighbor Capri, it is a beautiful island and worth a visit for its exciting activities, thermal spas, delicious food, hospitable people and pleasant atmosphere.

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Tags: Accommodation · Europe · Italy · Travel expert · What not to do · restaurants

A Budget Oasis in Rome

January 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Two world-class hostels / youth hotels with on-site bars, a number of quality budget hotels, excellent food, close to the transportation hub necessary to reach all major destinations, plenty of laundry facilities, a barber, a fantastic pizzeria, delicious coffee and much more.

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Tags: Europe · Italy · Rome

Girls gone Wilde, Morrison’s ghost and other grave things

November 4th, 2008 · No Comments

An admirer kisses Oscar Wilde’s grave

By Chris–
While working through, and getting lost in Paris’s Cimetière du Père Lachaise, I finally found my destination after hearing the giggles of some young American girls who were about to leave their madness of kisses on Oscar Wilde’s grave.  This was a twist because the great author, playwrite and [...]

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Tags: Europe · France · Interesting · Italy · Rome · Vatican · What not to do

Tour Myth Buster: Michelangelo and Swiss Guard Uniform

September 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Hello Traveler,
I do not know if you have been to the Vatican lately or are heading there but chances are that you will be or have been accosted by numerous tour-guides trying to sell their knowledge and story telling ability for a few Euros.  This business model has been around for a some years and [...]

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Tags: Europe · Italy · Rome · Tours

Do you love Italy? Unabellavista does!

July 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Ciao Travelers!
With such a massive amount of information about Italy, researching can be overwhelming so why not just absorb a bit at a time?  That’s the angle that Unabellavista’s new widget called Do you love Italy? is taking.  The Unabellavista widget pipes in daily tips about Italian food, art and language.  Developed by Unabellavista and [...]

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Tags: Italy · Travel expert · Travel technology

Garbage isn’t heaping ‘IN’ Naples

March 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Chances are that you have never heard of the small Italian towns called Qualiano, Giugliano, Marigliano, Pianura or Acerra, however you have probably seen them on the news buried under a pile of garbage. While each of these cities is between 10 and 23 kilometers outside Naples, a lot of the media reporting about [...]

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Tags: Europe · Italy · Naples

Rome: 10 Infamous crime scenes

February 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Map and videos of famous assassinations and attempts, kidnappings and a heisted corpse.
For over 2700 years Rome has been the stage of countless important events. Walking through Rome, one could wonder about past residents that have walked its well trodden streets, the palaces, which once housed royalty, but are now ignored and the historic and [...]

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Tags: Europe · Interesting · Italy · Rome

Rome: Best photo opportunities

January 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Ciao Travelers!
Let’s face it, when the traveling is finished and the experiences fade from memory, all that will be left are the photos. So why not get the best ones? Frequently tourists waste time and energy trying to find the perfect angles of monuments only to snap shots of strangers’ heads. iKangaroo [...]

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Tags: Europe · Italy · Rome · Vatican