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Italy with Gigi 2024

April 10, 2023

10 days in ITALY!! Trip details/cost is here. We will begin in Venice and visit the best vendors, historical sites, and opera/fine dining of the Serenissima for 3 days at the end of Carnevale in February 2024 (because those crowds are meh).  Next we will take the train to Ferrara and have a 3-day tour … More Italy with Gigi 2024

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October 15, 2013

Here is what I wrote to a friend planning her trip to Italy after my 2006 journey to Verona, Lake Garda, Florence, Venice, and Rome… I hope you guys have a blast in Italy! I went for a few months last year and had the time of my life. Here are some suggestions (I’m not … More More Musings From Italy

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