Intrepid trip

You’ll leave the white continent feeling fulfilled, accomplished, in awe of our planet, and with a special bond to the special souls that accompanied you.

As part of Intrepid’s 8-day Italy Real Food Adventure that winds through Bologna, I was able to do more than just eat. I learned how to cook.

This place that clings to a retro Soviet-style existence isn’t really a destination for sightseeing as much as it is an experience in time travel…

Since returning, I’ve boasted about the country so much that if the tourism board was charging me commission on trips sold, I’d be able to retire early.

It took 24 hours, a few Turkish meals, and meeting the first of many welcoming locals before I started to feel okay.

I wasn’t sure I was fit enough to do a trip like this. I wondered whether I would be missing out on the cultural aspects (cough, the sites and the food) …