Planning for Autumn in Italy

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I'm doing a small group (16 people) trip to Italy for a few weeks.

Follow the red line on the map, and the upper left pre-trip extension window:
The scheduling opportunity for this land-based trip with Overseas Adventure Travel presented itself to me, and I decided to take it. It's the first time I've been able to travel in the fall (Football Season) for over fifty years. What else could I do with three Saturdays off in a row? 

I have traveled with OAT before, to Australia and New Zealand in 2023, on the 2024 Ultimate Safari trip to Southern Africa, and on the Mediterranean Discovery cruise last May.

This trip will have several sections. Here are some highlights:

A few days in Cinque Terre, the Italian Riviera,

 

A day trip on the Bernina Red Express train to Davolezza in the Swiss Alps,












Transiting Lombardy, the Lakes Region in central Italy: Lakes Como, Garda, Iseo.












And, finally, exploring a section of the Italian/Austrian Alps known as the Dolomites, or the Dolomiti.














If you're interested in following along with me on this trip, just bookmark this page in your browser, and then check the links below every few days after Oct. 7th. Each daily page should link to the next page. (I'm not planning on sending out multiple emails to remind people that I have published, as I don't want to be a pest to those not interested/not following.)

BTW, click on any photo to see a larger version  

Public comments from readers on this blog site are allowed, and I will answer any questions as best I can, or, if you want to contact me privately, my email is still jaylyons@aol.com. If you'd prefer to text me, I think that my iMessages text app will work for iPhone users, but probably not Android folks. I'm also on WhatsApp (JayLyons) and Signal under my phone number. And I'd appreciate any comments you might have.

In order to make following along on this blog more "user-friendly," below are direct links to the pages I expect to have in this blog. You can pick up where you last left off, but you’ll have to

REFRESH this page to see what’s been posted.


Oct. 7-9, Getting to, Exploring Genova 
(Tucson to DFW to Rome to Genova)

Oct. 10-12, Cinque Terre

Oct. 13-15, Lecco and Milano

Oct. 16-17, Colico and Tirano

Oct. 18, Red Bernina Express Train to Diavolezza in Switzerland

Oct. 19-20, Lake Iseo, Montisola

Oct. 21-22, Trento and Garda Lake

Oct. 26, Last Nightt in Valsugana

Coming Home and a Trip Wrap Up, A Look Back




Jay Lyons, Tucson, AZ

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