A Roman Holiday
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A Roman Holiday

We tour the iconic landmarks of Rome, then switch it up with a stay in Villa Borghese with Alexander Pushkin and the runaway trolley.

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Barreling through the Birthplace of the Renaissance
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Barreling through the Birthplace of the Renaissance

Florence was our first stop on a whirlwind tour of central Italy where we abandoned any pretense of “slow travel” and went into hyper-tourist mode.

Check out our romp through this beautiful city, the beneficiary of the most generous gift in history.

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An Ode to Sorrento, of Sorts
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An Ode to Sorrento, of Sorts

Italy’s Campania region is chock-full of evocative names — Sorrento, Amalfi coast, Vesuvius, Pompeii, Capri. Even when you can’t quite place the name, they have an exotic, intriguing ring. Thus, we decided to brave the crowds and spent five days exploring the Sorrento peninsula.

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Bologna the Fat
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Bologna the Fat

Bologna the Red, they call it, the Learned, and of course, Bologna the Fat. In our two weeks we did come across some fantastic culinary experiences!

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Bologna, Where Everybody Knows your Name
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Bologna, Where Everybody Knows your Name

For our longest stay in Italy, we chose Bologna, a place renown for its food. It was a nice change of pace to have our own bread monger and cheese monger, and to be repeat customers in cute local shops. The relative lack of tourists give the city an air of calm and authenticity.

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EV in EU
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EV in EU

When it came time to rent a car for our biggest trip from Ljubljana, we opted to rent an electric one. We were promised a 300+ km range, more than enough to get to Venice, where our Airbnb was to be awash with charging stations. What could go wrong?

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