We interrupt our regularly scheduled travel blog posts to announce some big changes happening at ThePlanetD. As we speak, our website is in the middle of a transition. We’ve been working frantically behind the scenes for the past 6 months redesigning our website to bring you more information, inspiration and adventure! The great people at Shift8 [...]
Have you ever faced the never ending crowds in Tuscany? Have you ever hiked along the Cinque Terre to witness the beautiful scenery but have the experience dampened due to the throngs of sightseers? Have you ever felt like just another tourist that nobody cares about while visiting Italy? If you visit the Apennines in [...]
Emilia Romagna is a beautiful region of Italy. We never would have known that had we not taken part in Blogville started by Melvin of TravelDudes and Kash of BudgetTraveller. These guys and Nicholas Montemaggi of the Emilia Romagna tourism board decided that it’s time the rest of the world sees how beautiful this region [...]
When visiting Emilia Romagna, you can’t help but get excited over cars. Known as the land of motors, this Italian province takes fast cars seriously. How can you not when such iconic manufacturers like Enzo Ferrari and Ferruccio Lamborgini were born and raised here? Our first Italian fast car experience took place near the town of [...]
It had been a busy first half of 2013. We had just crisscrossed from South Africa to 5 different countries in Europe over to South Australia and then on to Mexico. When we found ourselves in Italy after four months of intense travel for the #blogville experience in Emilia Romagna we were ready to relax. [...]
When we were told that we’d be going learn how Traditional Balsamic Vinegar was made, I will admit, I wasn’t too excited. You see before going to Emilia Romagna in Italy, I didn’t have much of an appreciation for food. We’ve tasted meals by some of the top chefs in the world, eaten at Michelin [...]