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3 Entries Tagged with "Night Train"

Spring Break in Sicily!

Posted by Andy Steves on September 15, 2010.

Back in January, we knew we needed a place to go for spring break. We were considering Greece, Tunisia, Sardinia, and Sicily. So we shopped around online looking for apartments to rent for a week in any of these places. We found a nice one in Cefalu, Sicily, where I had studied two summers … More »

Tags: Sicily // 2008 // Rome // Spring Break // Study Abroad // Night Train
The Rome to Swiss Alps Not-Express Night Train

Posted by Andy Steves on September 15, 2010.

This weekend we left Rome for the Swiss Alps, and I had one of the most fun weekends of my life. On Thursday, we took a night train to Interlaken, the extreme sport capital of the world. On night trains, you tend to meet characters. Strange characters, characters with interesting … More »

Tags: Gimmelwald // Swiss Alps // 2008 // Night Train // Study Abroad // Ski Trip
Street Fighting in the Lagoon

Posted by Andy Steves on September 15, 2010.

We caught the next train with no other problems and arrived, bleary eyed, in Venice at 8:00 that morning. Our group of four split off to find our “budget hotel.” After a while, we decided we were lost. The streets in Venice change names randomly, and the numbers don’t follow any … More »

Tags: Night Train // 2008 // Study Abroad // Venice

Happy Backpackers

Great mix between learning and leisure. Our tour guide, Lauren, was extremely knowledgable and also very well connected. The weekend was a blast!
Dan McGlinn, University of Notre Dame ~ Notre Dame Global Gateway, Rome, Summer Break 2016
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