Destination Europe


Apr

25

Turin | Italy

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After a 4 hour drive from Bologna, we arrived in Turin. I only chose to go there because I’ve already been to Milan a million times before but never to Turin. It’s also fairly close to Lyon which was the next destination. Even though it was gloomy and raining, F and I went out for [...]

Apr

25

Bologna | Italy

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Bologna is famous for Bolognese sauce, tortellini, and for having the oldest university in Europe, which I’m guessing would also make it the oldest university in the world. The city is bustling with people, mainly young people, with most of them spending their time shopping, eating, or drinking coffee in one of the many cafes. [...]

Sep

5

Rome Again

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Ferbent’s mother lives alone in Albania. Being Albanian means it’s very difficult to travel as they need visas for pretty much every country. It took 6 months and about a billion documents for her to get an Australian tourist visa a couple of years ago to visit us in Australia. However, it seems that having [...]

Jun

27

Quick Trip to Milan

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Did I mention that Ferbent has gone away? Well, not permanently of course. He’s in Albania visiting his mother. He wants to get a visa for her to come here to live but, being Albania, it’s not easy. He has been gone for more than a month. Who knows when he’ll be back. Hopefully in [...]