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Villa Carlotta & Botanical Gardens – Lake Como, Italy

by Kim

Villa Carlotta - Lake Como, Italy

If you’ve been to Villa del Balbianello, you don’t have to worry that a visit to Villa Carlotta will be too similar. I don’t know exactly what characterizes a “villa” but they’re vastly different. While Villa del Balbianello is more rustic Italian in feel, with its warm earth-tone colors, Villa Carlotta reminds me more of something […]

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Visiting Villa del Balbianello – Lake Como Italy

by Kim

Villa del Balbianello - Lake Como, Italy

I swear half the time I’m flipping through a magazine, watching a movie or television show I’m not paying attention to what’s actually happening, but instead I’m on the lookout for new places to visit. When I saw Casino Royale (a James Bond movie), I fell in love with one of their filming locations: Villa […]

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Visiting Varenna & Castello di Vezio – Lake Como, Italy

by Kim

View of Lake Como from Castello di Vezio in Varenna, Italy

I rely a lot on guidebooks when planning a trip to a new place since it helps me to narrow down what I’d like to see. For Lake Como, I saw that Rick Steves recommends visiting a little town called Varenna. It sounded good, so onto the itinerary it went. While it’s possible to get […]

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Photos of Bellagio (the real one in Lake Como, Italy – Not Las Vegas)

by Kim

Bellagio - Lake Como, Italy

I don’t know if it’s because of the hotel in Las Vegas or not, but Bellagio might just be the most well-known town in Lake Como, Italy. I have a feeling, though, that some people don’t even realize Bellagio’s a real place (though I suppose those people would consider the hotel Bellagio a real destination. […]

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Villa Tres Jolie – Our Bed & Breakfast in Lake Como, Italy

by Kim

Patio at Villa Tres Jolie in Lake Como, Italy

Doing some kinds of research is fun; other times, not so much. I’m not big into researching places to stay so I let my husband do it. And lucky for me, he actually likes to. Not ones to play it by ear, we typically book our accommodations ahead of time. He’ll scour the Internet for […]

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