Category: lodgings

  • Jazzy Hyatt in Downtown Sacramento

    Jazzy Hyatt in Downtown Sacramento

    It was July 2022, we went to the California State Fair in Sacramento; it was the first time for both of us to attend any state fair. We also wanted to see a bit more of the city. So rather than a day trip, we turned this visit into an overnight stay. The hotel we…

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  • Road Trip: Relais Villa Pomela, Novi Ligure

    Road Trip: Relais Villa Pomela, Novi Ligure

    This post is the last of a long travel series that documented our road trip from Lausanne to Tuscany. We made many stops on the way in Turin, Genoa, La Spezie, Pisa and Florence, a journey of 15 days. We turned around in Mensanello in Tuscany and spent two days to drive back to Switzerland.…

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  • Under the Tuscan sun, Villa Sabolini

    Under the Tuscan sun, Villa Sabolini

    Tuscany (Toscana) is the final destination of our two-week road trip from Lausanne, Switzerland. Florence (Firenze) is the capital of this region which is the second most popular region for travelers (after Veneto where Venice is located). If you like to join us on this epic road trip from the beginning in Switzerland, click here…

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  • Hotel Spadai, Florence

    Hotel Spadai, Florence

    Our hotel in Florence was Hotel Spadai Firenze (spadai means sword-makers in Italian), hence a pair of swords above the entrance. We love this 4-star boutique hotel and wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone visiting Florence. If you like to join us on this epic road trip from the beginning in Switzerland, click here for the…

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  • NH Collection Hotels in Turin, Italy

    NH Collection Hotels in Turin, Italy

    For our stay in Turin (Torino), we took rooms in two hotels consecutively. This was unusual for us as we normally do not want to incur time overheads when travelling. Changing hotel is usually a chore that eats up leisure time. Both hotels happen to be in the NH Collection group. We want to clarify…

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  • Lingotto FIAT Car Factory, Turin

    Lingotto FIAT Car Factory, Turin

    On this trip from Lausanne to Tuscany, we stayed in the city of Turin (Torino) in two hotels which was not our usual practice. The reason for changing was because the second hotel is housed in the iconic, historic Lingotto FIAT car factory. Built in the 1920s by FIAT, Lingotto was then the largest and most…

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