When in Rome

I was too lazy to come up with a poisson d’avril this year so all my travel plans for this month are for real, even the part about going to gladiator school, no joke.

Keukenhof and Floriade Flower Festivals

Tomorrow I’ll be heading to the Netherlands for my first ever trip to the Keukenhof tulip festival. I’ve wanted to go for years so am very excited to finally get the chance to visit the largest tulip festival in the world. There are more than 7 million flowers on display so expect to see loads of photos of tulips in upcoming blog posts. ;)

Also in the Netherlands is Floriade, a horticultural expo held every 10 years. It’s a massive flower show with plants and displays from around the world. It’s supposed to rival Keukenhof so I’m looking forward to seeing how they compare.

Rome

Later in the month I’ll be heading to Rome as a guest of HouseTrip. They have organised many activities for us including a Vespa tour of Rome, a walking tour with Context and yes, a day at the Gladiator School of Rome.

We’ll also be treated to what I expect to be great culinary experiences at Antico Arco and Michelin starred Agata e Romeo.

Travel Bloggers Unite in Umbria

After Rome I’ll be off to nearby Umbria for the Travel Bloggers Unite travel conference which is being held at the Valle di Assisi Hotel e Resort in Assisi. I’m looking forward to catching up with my fellow travel bloggers and hopefully I’ll pick up a thing or two about travel blogging. The highlight should be meeting world renowned photographer Steve McCurry who will be speaking at the event.

Medieval Towns in Northern Umbria

A great part of TBU is the post-conference trip we all get to go on. There are 6 trips to choose from and I’ll be on the one going to Gubbio and Città di Castello and staying at the stylish Park Hotel Cappucini in Gubbio.

I won’t be blogging much during the month but I’ll be updating each day on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (destinationeu) if you’d like to follow along and see photos.