By Sara Wiseman As Americans, we picture July as a month dedicated to celebrate the awesomeness of our country. Hoards of people storm the streets decked out in red, white and blue and eat an excessive amount of hot dogs to celebrate our independence and may offer digits as sacrifice to fireworks to please our...Read More
Follow @bus2alps on Twitter and tweet us a cool Instagram video from your study abroad city. Our favorite wins a seat on a day trip of your choice! Begins 10am CET Wednesday, June 26th and ends 11am CET Thursday June 27th. Winner will be announced at noon.Read More
By Boyana Georgieva 1. Barcelona, Spain When I try to describe this city to my friends who have not been there before I describe it as the “city of sun”. If you go to Barcelona on a beautiful day, there is no way that you will not love it. It has amazing white sand beaches...Read More
By Sara Wiseman It was early and my sleeping body rocked to the gentle sway of a bus en route to a destination envious to any normal human: Cinque Terre. However, the increasingly loud lullaby of rainfall on the roof woke me up and an unavoidable sense of “Oh, no” fell to my stomach. No one...Read More
Although it may feel like you’re traveling every weekend, when that fateful day comes, the day of your return flight to the states, you will wish you had more time. Trust me. I visited more countries than I could count on my hands and it still felt like not enough. There’s always a...Read More
By Becca Pilolla You come abroad knowing that you’re going to travel. You’re going to see the world. You’ve decided to study in Italy or Spain, and you want to see those countries. You want to be able to say that you not only studied in that area, but you’ve also traveled and understand the...Read More
By Tyler Scheff This weekend I was given the great opportunity to travel to Cinque Terre (Five Lands). You could consider it to be a city, but it’s five separate towns spread across a few miles of land all sitting in the hills over the water. From Florence, it’s a good 2 hour bus ride....Read More
By Jenna Intersimone I hate to say this because I sound like a hugely ungrateful brat, but I gotta mention that city living is really not for me. As interesting and dynamic and bustling as Florence is, as cool as it is to turn every corner and see a famous building or monument, I miss...Read More
by Grace Graham Florence, as the birthplace of the Renaissance and a cultural and social hub of epic proportions, attracts tourists, travelers, students, and the like throughout the entire year. Never is there a time when the streets are not singing with the songs of countless languages all taking in the splendor that resides within the Tuscan capital. While...Read More
The past week with Bus2alps can be summed up in one simple phrase: FUN in the SUN. With clear blue skies, temps in the 90s, and friends by our sides, perfect for our first major weekend of trips and events! Sunshine met over 250 Bus2alps guests in the Amalfi Coast, Cinque Terre, Naples, and for...Read More
This past weekend was jam-packed with trips headed out to Venice, Wine Tasting in Tuscany, Cinque Terre, French Riviera, and the Amalfi Coast. With students gondola-ing around Venice, tasting the famous Brunello wine in Tuscany, and scuba-diving in the French Riviera, it was quite the fun-filled weekend! On Thursday off we were to the premier...Read More
Well.. it was another great weekend for the bus2alps crew! With over 100 students en-route to the Amalfi Coast and day trips running from Florence to Tuscan Wine tasting & Cinque Terre, it was an amazing time had by all. The weekend set into action on Thursday, as Florence and Rome students headed to the...Read More
