[slideshow]Tis a sad, sad, time of the summer when we here at Bus2alps have to say our goodbyes to our Session I friends all over Europe. We have had so much fun with all of you and hope that your time abroad was made even better because of the bus, but also because of the...Read More
by: Carrie Roberts Let’s be real. Traveling is stressful. Buying tickets, pushing your way through train stations and airports, trying to read signs that are in another language….that can all be overwhelming. Once you get to your destination you want to RELAX, see the sights, eat some great food, and then go home. One thing...Read More
Friends don’t let friends miss out on a freakin awesome time abroad! Our Fall 2012 trips are on the website and it is go time. It’s time for all of those headed to Europe, to sign up for the times of their lives at Oktoberfest, The Amalfi Coast, Croatia, Interlaken,Ireland, a Fall Break trip, and every other cool...Read More
By: Michelle Campbell [slideshow] Because I had the time of my life in Interlaken, thanks to Bus2Alps, I decided to book another weekend trip with them. This time I planned to go to Austria. I’d never really heard anything specific about the country, besides it being the birth place of the famous Marie Antoinette and the location...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
by Dean Speer Despite him having a cool ass last name, Dean also had some great Florentine information to pass on to you. This is his opinion, but, you know what, I agree with him that these are the awesome places to enjoy a sweet meal in Florence. This is a list I have complied...Read More
This past week has been consumed with new students arriving, adjusting to their cities, getting a taste of European nightlife and seeing some amazing sites. In Rome, from seeing the Colosseum for the first time to walking through Campo di Fiori, excitement is filling the streets and students are discovering the real Roma. It has been great...Read More
For anyone who has endured the trials and tribulations of dealing with 3 or more connecting flights, I commend you. Going from Tampa to Chicago, Chicago to London, London to Rome, then from Rome to Florence definitely ranks in the top 10 longest 24 hours of my life. After Melissa, Sammy, and I embarked on our journey out...Read More
by Michelle Campbell The second I arrived at the Tampa International Airport, the reality of leaving for the next fours months to live in Florence, Italy sunk in. My thoughts seemed to match the pounding of my heart, for everything was running through my mind at a rate of a thousand miles a minute. Images of Tuscan fields,...Read More
by: The Bus2alps Spring 2012 Staff Well, we are sitting here in Florence not sure what to do since all of our friends left, and we could not help but to reflect on the past semester. It seems like 3 days ago when the infamous New Yorker/ASU crew was going to Interlaken in January, but...Read More
This is an entry for our Spring 2012 Why We Ride Blog Contest. Click here to read the original blog post on Katrina’s blog, “Do they have microwaves in Italy”, as well as her other adventures while studying abroad. The Northern Loop! This spring break, instead of going through the aggravation of trying to plan my...Read More
By Tom DeFeo Once the epicenters of all human civilizations, city markets have always acted as the centers of any region’s commerce, but more importantly, they served as primary vehicles for the flow of the world’s religions, arts and ideas as well as epic diseases. Today, with the advent of modern amenities, city markets may not...Read More
