Kevin and I decided today would be the day we explore Bologna. This town is home to the oldest continuous operating university, starting in 1088 – yep, not a typo! This town is not in many tour books, but has a charm of it’s own. Continue reading
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Day 17: Bologna, Hot – Internet, Not!
Today, we headed down to the coastal towns of Ravenna and Remini on the Adriatic Sea. The route was a “get there” route which had a ton of Autostrada. Kevin has learned to fit in with the locals and, when traffic on the Autostrada slows, motos head to the SOS lane, or shoulder. It is amazing how clean the shoulders of the highways are in Italy! 🙂 Continue reading
Day 16: Santa Margarita to Bologna
Since the Amalifi coast didn’t make the cut for this trip, we cruised to Portofino, then back to Santa Margarita and on to down the coast before heading inland. Continue reading
Day 15: Headed to the sea – From Alba to Santa Margherita Ligure
Looks like we are back in business with internet, so we’ll have a few posts to get us caught up.
Just south of Alba is the Cerreto Winery with the huge bubble that looks like a grape. It was on Stephanie’s list of things to do, so here’s us “doing” it! No wine for us since we were on the moto. Continue reading
Day 14: Lazy day in Alba

Alba – City streets
Today was a lazy day exploring Alba on foot. Continue reading