This was pretty much our view and our experience on Thursday, Oct. 3 as we made our way south from the Milan Airport, where we picked up our car, to Orvieto in the Umbria region.Sleeping hasn't been much of thing for us here, but that's not a complaint. Just noting we've both been a little … Continue reading Lots Of Driving →

We awoke to a beautiful day in Orta on Wednesday. After a thunderstorm the night before, it was so great to see blue sky and sun the weather was in the mid-70s throughout the day. I wish our friends and family and Georgia and Tennessee could get a day like this soon.We had an optional … Continue reading Time To Travel →

Up and Down and All AroundDay 4View from our window at Villa PizziniWe woke up early to a nice sunrise on Day 4, Monday, Sept. 30 of our Italy Walk around the Italian Lake Country. We weren't able to update our blog because of a slow internet and our need to get out on the … Continue reading Italy Walk: Days 4 & 5 →

All About The FoodBreakfast sweets baked by Isabella at the agritourismoFor the first few days of our trip, Betsy and I had been joking that we were under a food curse. We had some seriously bad food in Venice, and it was hit and miss after we first started the walking holiday around Lake Maggiore. … Continue reading Italy Walk Day 3 →

Beautiful Palace, Great Food, Good WalkSo yesterday we left our lovely accommodations on Isola Superiore (also known as Isola Pescatori) with our room overlooking Lake Maggiore. We opted out of the very steep walk up Mattarone to Gignese, taking the cable car instead and the four-mile walk from Alpina to our Agritourisma outside Gignese. But … Continue reading Italy Walk: Day 2 →

We walked a little more than eight miles on a variety of surfaces ranging from cobblestones, to just plain stones, to dirt to asphalt. The ascents were tough and so were the descents when made on stony paths. But we knew there would be challenges when we chose a walk at the base of the … Continue reading Walk: Day 1 →