Inspiring Travels

The fashion of Florence – Bella Tuscany For those that have been to Italy, you may get this – we have the loud, slightly grungy rawness of Rome and Napoli (the male?), but then we have the refined elegance – the ladies of Italy – places like Florence and Milan – which are just 'pretty', pretty with the elegant buildings and piazzas, but this is also where one can find some great fashion and style. I had forgotten how small and beautiful Florence is, less cars and crowds (in May) and the entire city can be walked. Vasari corridor leading into the Ponte Veechio The Fashion..... Don’t get me wrong, places like Rome have great shopping, but Florence is the place where must do window shopping is done as your stroll the streets, where the designer labels showcase their wares. And of course, buy if you can! One shop I can recommend for beautiful and quality handbags is Donatello Firenze www.donatellofirenze.it Some the 'window shopping' I di...

Well the excitement is really setting in now as I make final arrangements for our travel. Packing and ensuring we have all we need for the 4 weeks adventure. Which are you? A Roller or a Folder? Pack your bags Folding or rolling your clothes when packing is a point of contention for some - for me, rolling is the way to go as I find it gives me more room and keeps everything in good order.  For this trip, I have decided to use travel packing cubes to organise my bag - something new, but a great idea for organising and grouping small items in zip closed internal bags. Things like - medications and all the adaptors and charging cables. You can pick them up from places like Big W for a only around $25.00 (pack of three). And remember, always leave room for the all important shopping! Itinerary for the first two weeks of our travel will be: Rome Florence (including Cinque Terra) Venice St Marco's Plaza, Venice Reminiscing.... As I emb...