By traveltripz on Aug 31, 2007 in General | 0 Comments
Well we have had a few teething problems with getting this site up and running on Wordpress, but we finally made it.
The template needs some work to pretty it up but at least the site is working.
When Paula first transferred the old blogger site , it came over without any of the posts so we […]
By traveltripz on Aug 27, 2007 in General | 0 Comments
We are transferring to Wordpress so please bear with us over the next day or so as we work to get our site back up and running.
By traveltripz on Aug 26, 2007 in Australia | 0 Comments
Slept in and went down to the restaurant for late buffet breakfast. Customary fare, bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, sausages, fruit of many varieties, cereals breads, cheeses and cold meats.
Then off to the Concierge to collect the car and head off to Northbridge to purchase the ARA shoes that we have been trying to buy for […]
By traveltripz on Aug 26, 2007 in Australia | 0 Comments
Paula and I have just spent a great weekend breakation in Sydney on a shopping spree.
For those who know us, we are students of James Martell the Affiliate Marketing guru and we follow his advice to take a breakation whenever you have been putting in the hard yards. So that’s what we do on a […]
By traveltripz on Aug 20, 2007 in Hotels | 0 Comments
When you set off travelling, you really are in the hands of your travel agent or if you are like us you like to book your own accomodation online. Then you have to rely on hotel reviews on various websites that let you know how other people have found the suitability of a specific hotel.
Now […]
By traveltripz on Aug 16, 2007 in Italy, Florence | 0 Comments
After taking in the sights on the Ponte Vecchio we arrived at the Pitti Palace and the majestic Boboli Gardens.
These beautiful formal gardens are situated behind the Pitti Palace which was the property of the Medici family. This stunningly beautiful palace is the 2nd largest museum in Florence.
The gardens cover and area approx 45,000 metres and include statues from […]
By traveltripz on Aug 16, 2007 in Italy, Florence | 0 Comments
Early to rise this morning, and down to partake of a very tasty buffet breakfast. Everything is cooked to perfection, proscuitto, eggs - scrambled, poached and fried, an assortment of cheeses, breads, jams, little Italian sausages and fresh tomatoes gently grilled to perfection.
The breakfast room is abuzz with tourists from many countries all quickly downing […]
By traveltripz on Aug 16, 2007 in Italy, Florence | 0 Comments
We arrive back at the hotel and park the car. It looks so tiny in the parking space when we look down at it from our hotel room window.
There is il negozio di alimentari (grocery store) just down the road from our hotel so we set off to buy some food for dinner and lunch […]
By traveltripz on Aug 16, 2007 in Tuscany, Italy | 0 Comments
So here we are at San Gimignano, the City of Towers. During the medieval times, rich families who lived in the Italian walled towns would erect high towers to compete with rich families in other towns. Apart from being a status symbol, the tower would serve as lodgings and fortresses.
In cities such as Florence most […]
By traveltripz on Aug 15, 2007 in Tuscany | 0 Comments
We head of to San Gimignano. None of this was pre-planned, we are just driving to whereever takes our fancy at the time.
We are used to driving in Australia where the distances between major cities is vast. So we find it odd that everything is so close to reach.
The following morning we have a tour […]
