Travel blog of a digital nomad.
Orio al Serio Airport is 5 km from Bergamo and 45km from Milan, yet it is billed as Milan over Bergamo. [Ryanair Orio al Serio Destinations] Ryanair and the other low cost airlines that serve it call it Milan, and even the Orio al Serio official website calls it Milan Orio al Serio airport. This [...] Read more »
The Cathedral of Bergamo (Duomo di Bergamo) is an unassuming building on the outside which gives no hint of its magnificence inside. [Bergamo Duomo] This is typical of cathedrals and churches in Italy. This means that every time I walk past a seemingly unremarkable church I can’t help but have a peek inside because you [...] Read more »
Travel by train to Italy and the chances are you will pass through Milano Centrale, which is one of Europe’s biggest railway hub stations. [Milano Centrale] [Milano Centrale Hall] [Milano Centrale platforms and roof] [Milano Centrale departure and arrival board] Renovations The station is undergoing a major renovation. They are building escalators in the middle [...] Read more »
Genoa (Genova) is a port city in Northern Italy with an abundance of grand buildings, fitting for a city called la Superba (“the Superb one”). If Genoa was in any other country it would propably get more visitors. The thing with Italy is that the big three (Rome, Florence and Venice) so dominate the tourist [...] Read more »
Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo) was born in Genoa (Genova). A monument to the man greets you outside of Principe Train Station. [Cristoforo Colombo Monument] Read more »
Learned boar, Siena – Italy. Travel Photos: Siena photo gallery Read more »
[Nutelleria - Bologna] Spend longer than 5 minutes in Italy and you will realise that Italians are nuts about Nutella. Here is a cafe dedicated to the chocolatey spread in Bologna. Read more »
Trieste is situated in the North East corner of Italy. I knew very little about Trieste, as it seems most people do as well. I did know that James Joyce spent 11 years in exile from Ireland here. Trieste is a beautiful city with its Adriatic waterfront, grand apartments and commercial buildings and, weather permitting, [...] Read more »