May 10th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
In northern Italy, the Alps meet Lake Como at the comune of Bellagio to form some of the most beautiful vistas in Europe. Not only has the region provided inspiration for the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas, but it is unequivocally gorgeous. Instagram user Jason Rodman absolutely captured the best thing to do at locations such as this, just sitting alone with your thoughts.
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Photo Of The Day: Contemplating Lake Como In Italy
May 10th, 2013 at 6:00PM:
In northern Italy, the Alps meet Lake Como at the comune of Bellagio to form some of the most beautiful vistas in Europe. Not only has the region provided inspiration for the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas, but it is unequivocally gorgeous. Instagram user Jason Rodman absolutely captured the best thing to do at locations such as this, just sitting alone with your thoughts.
If you have a great ...Forget Paris, Try Lyon
Apr 8th, 2013 at 10:00AM:
It was nighttime when I first pulled into France's second-largest city, by car, and the lights were on – a wash of royal blue shining up onto orderly rows of stately Renaissance buildings in ochre hues and reflecting in the river that bisects the city. Handsome was the word that came to mind. A masculine gold-and-sapphire answer to Paris's ravishing, soulful beauty.
This was the ...Food And Wine Bike Tours Visit Italy's Dolomite Mountain Range
Jan 21st, 2013 at 3:00PM:
Food and wine may already be an embedded focus of vacation plans for many travelers. It's not something to put on a to-do list, pencil in on an itinerary or even think all that much about when traveling. But maybe it should be. Travel companies feature and package food and wine bike tours in sizes that fit just about anyone and in 2013, there are plenty of them.
Discovering and experiencing ...From Ankle To Arch: Italy's Culinary Diversity
Jan 21st, 2013 at 12:00PM:
Go to your local supermarket to buy pasta and you'll find about a dozen different shapes from which to choose. Travel from the ankle to the arch of the heel in Italy, though, and you'll find 150 different types. And those are just the pasta types that begin with the letter "C."
Each of Italy's 20 regions has a distinct cuisine. Pizza crust thickens and thins. Ingredients go in and out of ...Retreating Italian Glacier Reveals Dead From World War I
Oct 2nd, 2012 at 1:00PM: Two soldiers' bodies from World War I have been discovered on an Italian mountain, the Telegraph reports.
Workers on the Presena glacier in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of the Dolomites in Italy found the bodies at an altitude of 9,850 feet. The glacier has been receding because of an unusually hot summer and the workers were covering it with a giant tarpaulin to keep it from thawing further. ...Avalanche Kills Nine On Mont Blanc
Jul 13th, 2012 at 8:00AM: Tragedy struck one of the most popular and iconic mountains in all of Europe yesterday when an avalanche claimed the lives of nine climbers on Mont Blanc. The massive snow slide is believed to have been accidentally started by another climber who was attempting to scale the 4810-meter (15,781-foot) peak at the time.
Search and rescue teams quickly leapt into action and were able to locate two ...Six Of The Most Scenic Train Trips In Europe
Apr 11th, 2012 at 10:30AM:
Forget flying around Europe. At 30,000 feet it's impossible to truly experience the continent's remarkable landscapes. Rather than being shuttled around in a plane that only allows a birds-eye view, train trips immerse travelers in the terrain. There's a reason why trains are often thought of as the most romantic mode of transportation: riding the rails makes you feel more connected and in ...Museum of European Cultures reopens in Berlin
Dec 27th, 2011 at 11:00AM: The Museum of European Cultures has reopened after a two-year renovation.
Located in Berlin, this museum focuses on the life of the common people of old Europe. While most museums focus on the famous accomplishments of the elite, this one looks at the everyday lives and traditions of regular people so often forgotten by the history books. Folklore museums can be found all over Europe and make ...10 reasons to travel to Ljubljana
Dec 13th, 2011 at 9:00AM:
When I found cheap airfare from Istanbul to Ljubljana, I didn't find many other travelers who'd been there or even say for sure which country it's in. The tiny of country of Slovenia is slightly smaller than New Jersey and its capital city isn't known for much other than being difficult to spell and pronounce (say "lyoob-lyAH-nah"). After spending a few days there last month, I quickly fell ...Enjoy nudist hiking? Rethink that holiday in Switzerland
Nov 18th, 2011 at 3:00PM: Last year we reported on a major victory for nudist hiking in Switzerland. A hiker in the conservative Swiss canton of Appenzell got fined for baring all, appealed, and won.
Now that victory has turned into defeat. The BBC reports that Switzerland's highest court has ruled that local authorities can fine people for hiking in the buff. Naked hiking isn't illegal per se, but but public indecency ...Man crosses Alps using helium balloons tied to a chair
Sep 25th, 2011 at 9:00AM: Clearly taking his cues from Pixar's Up or the lesser known Danny Deckchair, American adventurer Jonathan Trappe found a unique way to cross the Alps. Last week, the 38-year old from North Carolina, strapped 54 helium balloons to a chair, took flight, and soared high above the iconic European mountain range.
Trappe began his journey in the town of Gap, located in southern France. Setting out ...Video of the Day - Through the Alps
Sep 13th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
The Alps. Stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany and France in the west, it is one of the greatest mountain ranges in Europe and arguably the greatest range to navigate by car (or motorcycle) in the world.
Today's Video of the Day captures one man's motorcycle trip through Austria, Italy, Switzerland, & France along routes ...
Video of the Day - Summer in the Alps
Jul 5th, 2011 at 6:30PM:
If you could capture your favorite snippets of summer, what would they be? Backyard barbecues? Ambitious road trips? A visit to your favorite lake?
Today's Video of the Day is a gorgeous montage of summer moments from the French & Italian Alps, compiled by French filmmaker and mountain guide Sebastien Montaz-Rosset. Sebastien writes that he "filmed and edited what I personally ...
For sale: Austrian Alps
Jun 11th, 2011 at 11:30AM:
The Austrian firm Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft is causing controversy by trying to sell two summits in the Carnic Alps. Rosskopf and Grosse Kinigat are being sold despite protests from locals. While the company has said that purchasers won't be allowed to fence off the peaks or deny mountaineers from passing by, people are still wondering why they're being sold.
And well they should. Nobody ...5 European adventure destinations
Mar 16th, 2011 at 8:30AM: With its old world styling and modern luxuries, Europe isn't typically the first place that comes to mind when adventure travelers are searching for their next destination. But there are plenty of adventures to be had on the European continent as well, and here are five fantastic places to do just that.
Chamonix, France
One of the top mountain destinations not only in Europe, but the entire ...European cheeses: holiday entertaining with the taste of travel
Nov 30th, 2010 at 1:30PM:
I work part-time in a cheese shop, and I'm also a contributing editor at culture, a consumer cheese magazine. I can't help noticing that, despite a still-sluggish economy, people don't want to do without their cheese. Especially if they've fallen for a specific type during their (usually European) travels.
Not everyone who bellies up to the counter is a globetrotter or a cheese geek, but ...Touring World War One battlefields
Nov 11th, 2010 at 1:30PM:
On the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the First World War ended. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history and it redrew the map of Europe. As the 100th anniversary of the start of the war approaches in 2014, there's been an increased interest in visiting the places where it was fought.
War historian Mike Hanlon is leading three ...Stonehenge burial may be prehistoric tourist
Sep 29th, 2010 at 11:30AM: Archaeologists call him the "Boy with the Amber Necklace", and ever since he was discovered in 2005 they've known he was special. Not only would his jewelry have been rare and expensive back when he was buried 3,550 years ago, but the choice of his grave site was significant too--just three miles from Stonehenge.
Now chemical analysis on his teeth has revealed something else special about ...Military museums in Rome
Sep 16th, 2010 at 12:00PM:
The Italian army gets a bad rap.
Sure, it made a poor showing in World War Two, but it was Italian Communist partisans who finally bagged Mussolini. Plus the Italians fought in one of the toughest fronts of the First World War, high in the Alps against the Germans and Austro-Hungarians. They endured freezing conditions on top of glaciers for months on end. One of the favorite tactics was to ...Stranded snowboarder burns cash to stay alive
Feb 18th, 2010 at 2:00PM: How's this for a horror story? A solo German snowboarder was taking a ski lift down a mountain in the Hochzillertal resort area of the Austrian Alps at 4:00 PM when, while he was at 10 meters above the ground, it was shut down for the day.
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/extreme_sports/Stranded_Snowboarder_Burns_Cash_to_Stay_Alive'; Dominik Podolsky, a 22-year-old from Munich, didn't have a ...
