By Lisa Harvey If you’re one of the lucky ones that has either found love in Europe or brought it with you, here are a few recommendations as to where you should celebrate your relationship. Regardless if it is now, with the snow falling softly in the northern cities, or later when the sunlight paints...Read More
By Max Widmer And that goes for you too, temporary florentines. It’s the sad truth of things around here. Sorry to be the Tuscan grinch, but what you’ve ben eating is a diluted phony. Traditional Balsamic Vinegar (TBV) aka “the real stuff” has actually been around since the Dark Ages. A young Michelangelo probably sampled...Read More
By Jillian Giannelli It’s that time of year again! Love is in the air and we can no longer deny what’s coming our way. Heart candies everywhere, teddy bears for days, greeting cards that deserve awards for their level of cheesiness. There are couples making out by the fake David in Piazza Signoria and getting...Read More
By Tori vanSambeck Adjusting to Florence when I used to live in Rome meant figuring out the best places to go in Florence as quickly as possible. I don’t like wasting my time or money on tourist traps, lame bars or sub par pizzas. Lucky for me I moved into an apartment with three other...Read More
By Lisa Harvey For the second time in my life, I can’t wait until Christmas…can be over. I know, I know. A horrible thing to say. “It’s the most wonderful time of the year! You’re a scrooge!” I’ve heard it all but really, the most wonderful time of the year begins with a plane ride...Read More
By Rachel Julson Ancora Imparo. Over the past few years this Italian phrase has evolved to define my life. It means “I am still learning,” and I like to remind myself of that every day. When I chose to study abroad in Florence, Italy, for my fifth and final year of college, I was so nervous and...Read More
By Endsley Eggert 15/11- Draggin a rolling suitcase across the cobblestone is no easy task. By 8:30PM Abby and I were checking in for our Bus2Alps Prague trip with sore shoulders. There is always a race to the bus to get a good seat and this time was no different. I handed off my suitcase...Read More
Everyone get amped cause tomorrow’s the day You can get Bus2Alps trips on sale for a getaway! Ten, fifteen, twenty, and fifty percent off It’s first come, first serve, but don’t be put-off! Prague, Interlaken, and Ireland you’ll adore If you get there quick, you’re more likely to score. Good luck to all with our...Read More
By Lisa Harvey Sitting on the train from Rome to Florence, I look out over the passing landscape and realize that this fall break has come way too soon. And have heard confirmation of this statement echoing though the streets. It’s mid semester and no one is ready for it. The end is near, the...Read More
By Dean Speer So I’m sure many people in Florence have heard under hushed breathes about the glorious and elusive secret bakeries that are jotted around the city, some say there are 3-4 others say 5 but in actual fact no one really knows. The first time I went there was after numerous dragoons and...Read More
Thought you were the only one with a Pinterest problem? Well, you’re not! The Bus2alps crew gets just as carried away with pinning everywhere we want to go, everything we want to see and all the food we want to try. But, what’s more fun than your average Pinterest obsession? Turning it into a friendly...Read More
By Lisa Harvey I’m lying on the beach in southern Italy in a bikini. I’ve built a wall of sand to try and block the wind coming in from the ocean, but I still am covered with goosebumps. It’s my spring break in April of 2010 and I went as far south as possible to...Read More
