tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1565250 2012-02-27T08:00:00-06:00 Travel with Julie for the Ultimate European Experience! TypePad TravelWithJuliehttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55005a368883301630200ac76970d 2012-02-27T08:00:00-06:00 2012-02-25T08:23:31-06:00 Julie Gilley Hubs birthday was this weekend and to celebrate he asked for his favorite Tuscan meal, Bistecca alla Fiorentina. Easy breezy! The Florentine-style steak is featured on menus of almost every restaurant in Florence. 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During my last tour, our GPS worked swimmingly except we couldn't get... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cOw_yUpOGk3rcc5p5LYx9BzX9EM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cOw_yUpOGk3rcc5p5LYx9BzX9EM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cOw_yUpOGk3rcc5p5LYx9BzX9EM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cOw_yUpOGk3rcc5p5LYx9BzX9EM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelWithJulie/~4/XakqB1rE84g" height="1" width="1"/>http://juliegilley.typepad.com/my_far_and_away_blog/2012/02/the-cursing-gps.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55005a36888330168e73cb7a1970c 2012-02-16T08:00:00-06:00 2012-02-12T18:23:08-06:00 Julie Gilley Some of our funniest moments in travel have come from -- uh-hem -- using the bathroom. Figuring out how to flush a toilet, turn the lights on, or finding the magic trick to get water from a sink faucet has... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3jtB444gV13gtNL5BV5pEj6-5Tg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3jtB444gV13gtNL5BV5pEj6-5Tg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3jtB444gV13gtNL5BV5pEj6-5Tg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3jtB444gV13gtNL5BV5pEj6-5Tg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelWithJulie/~4/eDKPrwwTQ9M" height="1" width="1"/>http://juliegilley.typepad.com/my_far_and_away_blog/2012/02/what-is-that-string-in-european-showers.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55005a368883301630140e40c970d 2012-02-13T08:00:00-06:00 2012-02-12T12:41:35-06:00 Julie Gilley With the heavy snow falls across Europe this winter, the idea of going beyond a nice dinner at home may not resonate with you. But if a night out in one of Europe's most fabulous cities is the only way... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fh4Dhb0dRGXerHtBOsQxwfI7GM4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fh4Dhb0dRGXerHtBOsQxwfI7GM4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fh4Dhb0dRGXerHtBOsQxwfI7GM4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fh4Dhb0dRGXerHtBOsQxwfI7GM4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelWithJulie/~4/T5SDHfHt7l4" height="1" width="1"/>http://juliegilley.typepad.com/my_far_and_away_blog/2012/02/10-ideas-for-a-romantic-valentines-day-in-europe.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55005a3688833016761eac724970b 2012-02-09T08:00:00-06:00 2012-02-09T08:00:00-06:00 Julie Gilley I found it! I've heard about the "keyhole" for years from in-the-know travelers but never had the time to hunt it down. This time, I did. It was a long uphill walk to the top of Aventino Hill for the... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2_tAdxLVCBb1u8x64_MmjKL6whg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2_tAdxLVCBb1u8x64_MmjKL6whg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2_tAdxLVCBb1u8x64_MmjKL6whg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2_tAdxLVCBb1u8x64_MmjKL6whg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelWithJulie/~4/e_teXZm7cTs" height="1" width="1"/>http://juliegilley.typepad.com/my_far_and_away_blog/2012/02/the-keyhole-view-of-st-peters-basilica.html