PHOTO OF THE DAY 2015: White Peacocks on Isola Bella, Italy By WAVEJourney We saw the white peacocks on the tiny island of Isola Bella in Lake Maggiore, northern Italy during an Insight Vacations Italian Escapade Tour. It is possible to reach Isola Bella by ferry from the nearby towns of either Stresa or Baveno. […]
PHOTO OF THE DAY 2015: Baveno on Lake Maggiore, Italy By WAVEJourney The lakes in northwestern Italy, especially those bordering Switzerland, are incredibly beautiful and surrounded by quaint towns and villages. WJ visited Baveno on Lake Maggiore during an Insight Vacations Italian Escapade Tour, and we didn’t want to leave! During our time in Baveno […]
PHOTO OF THE DAY 2015: Exploring the Island of Capri, Italy By WAVEJourney We explored the island of Capri, Italy (in the Tyrrhenian Sea across from the Sorrentine Peninsula), during an excursion with Insight Vacations Italian Escapade tour. The rocky island is located in Italy’s Campania region, lies in the Gulf of Naples, and on […]
Travel Italy: Sheraton Roma and Ristorante Papa Rex Highlight Dinner WJ Tested: Insight Vacations Italian Escapade Tour: Day 12 – Returning to Rome we check-in to the Sheraton Roma before our included highlight dinner at Ristorante Papa Rex. Following our morning visit to Pompeii, brief stop at the Cassino War Cemetery and a quick lunch […]
Travel Italy: Cassino War Cemetery WJ Tested: Insight Vacations Italian Escapade Tour: Day 12 – From Sorrento we drive north to Pompeii. Continuing onwards to Rome we stop at the Cassino War Cemetery. After departing Pompeii, Alberto drove our group north along the autostrada A1 towards Rome. Just over an hour into our journey, Tour […]
Travel Italy: Sorrento to Pompeii WJ Tested: Insight Vacations Italian Escapade Tour: Day 12 – From Sorrento we drive north towards Mount Vesuvius, for a guided tour of Pompeii. Two days in Sorrento was certainly not long enough, but it was just the right amount of time for us to determine that we would revisit […]
Insight Vacations Optional Excursion: Capri Small Boat Island Tour If your travels bring you all the way to the Isle of Capri, it makes sense to take advantage of the opportunity to cruise at a relaxing pace around the island. That’s just what we did with this optional tour offering on our Insight Vacations Italian […]
Exploring the Isle of Capri with Insight Vacations WJ Tested: Insight Vacations Italian Escapade Tour: Day 11 – From Sorrento to the island of Capri in the Tyrrhenian Sea. A morning visit to Capri, an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, was included in the itinerary of our Insight Vacations Italian Escapade […]
Travel Italy: Assisi to Sorrento with Insight Vacations WJ Tested: Insight Vacations Italian Escapade Tour: Day 10 – From Assisi we drive south past Naples and Mount Vesuvius. Our destination today is Sorrento, a small town in Campania on the Amalfi Coast. The driving distance between Assisi and Sorrento, in the region of Campania in […]
March 2019 Travel Tips and Tales Newsletter By WAVEJourney Greetings! Spring is here in the Northern Hemisphere and WJ has big travel plans! How about you? Chat with us and let us know where you’re going, what you’re doing, and ask for the advice and travel tips you need to enhance your adventures. After a […]