Backpacking Italy

The Hidden Venice? It exists with these 5+1 Travel Tips Venice!

The real Hidden Venice? 6 tips to have a magical time off the beaten path

Let us guess: You are TIRED of all those tourist tips you found all over the web? Welcome to your solution, and to the hidden Venice! Here we share our best 5+1... Read More...

We_Bologna Hostel – 5 Star Hostel and Paradise for the Food-Lover

We are keen to share with you the We_Bologna Hostel as the 5 Star Hostel in Bologna!The We_Bologna is part of We_Gastameco Hostels including We_Crociferi in... Read More...

What happens in Venice stays in Venice – my Selfie Stick Fiasco

There I was. In Venice. In Italy. For real. A backpacker visiting a house transformed into a beautiful museum. I had just discovered there was a magnificent ter... Read More...

5 Non Touristy Things to Do in Florence (tired to tourist guides?)

5 Non Touristy Things to Do in Florence – seriously!

Are you tired of touristic tips? We are! This is why we created the 5 cool things to do in Florence! You can get them only right here, only with us. Make sure y... Read More...

Trying Aperol Spritz for the first time in Venice, city of Refuge

This short travel story is an excerpt from the new novel Exquisite Hours by Joshua Humphreys. Set in New York, Bangladesh, Bangkok, Venice, London, and Vietnam,... Read More...

5 Bologna Travel Tips by friends (yummy, cool & unique!)

5 AWESOME Bologna Travel Tips (yummy, cool & unique!)

How about some unique Bologna travel tips?! If you already decided to travel to Bologna, you are a smart traveler! Bologna and its region is one of the most imp... Read More...

The little Asian Spot in Orsigna, Italy – Tiziano Terzani

Tiziano Terzani was a famous Italian journalist and writer. He traveled across Asia and he witnessed important historical events like the Vietnam War and the co... Read More...

Travel Memories as a Child vs. Adult – different world in Milan

I've travelled to Italy several times with my parents as a child but until now, haven't returned by myself. On the plane I couldn't wait to see it all again: th... Read More...

My Au Pair Experience was horrible - I traveled Europe instead

My Au Pair Experience was terrible – I traveled Europe instead

The taxi dropped me off at the Ostello Villa Olmo, a youth hostel in Como, Italy. Sore after carrying a heavy backpack on my back plus a large suitcase that was... Read More...

Fat-Bike with Ninja – my 3h Stars Tour in the Italian Alta Badia

Spending an entire winter in the mountains has its perks; an invitation to fat-bike through the snow being one of them. Ninja, as he is known, is notorious in t... Read More...

Danger and Fear Climbing the Italian Dolomites Mountain

Having experienced many exposed and challenging Via Ferrata, I thought my rational fear had subsided over time. That was until me and my friends had to cross an... Read More...

Are there wolves in Umbria? Nicola did not reply

“Are there wolves in Umbria?” Just silence from Nicola while the howling was still coming from the valley. We were alone, sleeping in a tiny tent in the wood al... Read More...

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