Tag Archives: Italy

“She Always Wanted to go to Italy” – A guest post by Jared

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Brad Christensen

This is another guest post from Jared, who has been wanderlusting with us for more than two years now. He fulfilled his wife’s life-long dream to travel to Italy, and despite some trouble with the trains, had a memorable adventure. … Continue reading →

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A Photo Journal of our $81 Trip to Europe

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Brad Christensen

I started telling some friends about our trip to Italy last fall and realized I have never really given our readers the photo-recap of our adventures. I lined out the itinerary in this post: Venice to Rome Itinerary in 13 days, … Continue reading →

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Travel to Italy, Spain, France, or Germany for Less Than $160 This Fall

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Brad Christensen

It was about this time last year that I booked my flights to Italy for $81 and 40,000 AAdvantage miles, so I indulged in a little fantasy and just started checking where could possibly go this fall with the 170k … Continue reading →

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Venice to Rome Itinerary in 13 days

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Brad Christensen

The link in this post for the Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit Card from American Express offers a total of 25k bonus points after meeting the spending requirement.  We do receive a commission on applications approved from our links, but please carefully consider … Continue reading →

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I never thought I’d go until I was grey haired, retired, and wore penny loafers and tube socks

Posted on July 12, 2013 by wpengine

This is a guest post by John Myers, a freaking awesome friend.  He had such a great time on his vacation to Italy that he wanted to share it with all of you Wanderlusters. Yet another trip for myself and … Continue reading →

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Luxury Italian Castles and Villas: Better than cheap, free

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Brad Christensen

I was brought up to dread spending money. While most people report an exhilarating high upon making a purchase, for me, it’s more like getting stabbed. For better or for worse, this is who I am.  And, incidentally, it’s why … Continue reading →

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From Wanderlusting to Wandering: Italy

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Brad Christensen

There’s this little part of me that tells me I’m a phony. I write 2-3 times a week about taking trips to the ends of the earth. I tell people about places like Scotland, Italy, and Bali, pronouncing city names … Continue reading →

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