By Yasi Agah We all would like to show off our wine tasting skills and talk about a full-bodied merlot with oaky notes and a fruit-forward finish. Huh? Yes, so let’s see how much you really know about vino, and if you don’t know a lot then prepare to get learned. [interact id=”5c0eafcef612ea0013a44f5c” type=”quiz”] Need...Read More
By Eileen MacTigue So you’re studying abroad in Italy? Excellent choice. What two things come to mind immediately? Wine. Pizza. If you are an American study abroad student, you should not stumble upon pizza-tasting issues. Wine tastings on the other hand can be slightly intimidating. Here are a few tips for the vino first timers:...Read More
By Becca Pilolla When coming to Europe a lot of people get excited about the traveling, the culture, the sites, the food, where as others get excited about the wine. Wine in Europe is very different than wine in the States. As someone who has grown up making wine with my Italian American family, and studied wine while...Read More
By Tena Elman What do people think of when they think of Italy? They think of the rolling hills of Toscania, the ancient ruins in Roma, and the romantic canals of Venezia. What do all of these places have in common: wine is present everywhere! From the redwood forests, to the gulf stream waters… this...Read More
By Tena Elman Let’s be honest… most students studying abroad are on a tight budget. With all of the signs around the city saying “3 bottles of wine for 10 euro!” it is hard to pass up. The last thing we think to spend a little extra money on is wine. But we are living...Read More
By Nikki Esposito Today my friends and I took a day trip to Siena and San Gimignano, where we had lunch and a wine tasting. Siena is more of a medieval city with lots of hills but like everywhere I have been so far, has amazing views and is beautiful. We walked around there for...Read More
By Michelle Campbell Some of the many perks of studying abroad with Florida State are the excursions that are included within the program. Every semester our director, along with some of the professors, takes the group to towns located within Tuscany to show us a little more of the countryside that surrounds our Florentine home. The first day...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
Bus2alps is riding to even more destinations for Summer 2011. This summer, we will be rolling out day trips to Siena’s famous horse race Il Palio, a Big Tuscan Wine Day, Perugia & Assisi, and Verona’s Opera. This is in addition to our already popular day trips to Cinque Terre, Venice, Naples, and Tivoli &...Read More
