Archive for: italy
Flying Longhorns Take the Road Less Traveled in Italy
By Chris O'Connell
At Villa Zuccari, a boutique hotel located on land owned by the Zuccari family since the 15th century, in the town of Montefalco, smack in the center of Italy,...
Alpine Life
By Alex Vickery
The Flying Longhorns relish in the leisurely pace of Switzerland and Italy. The Swiss village of St. Moritz, tucked into the southeastern corner of the country,...
Viva Italia
By Tim Taliaferro
With pristine waters and the Swiss Alps in the distance, Italy’s lake district has drawn visitors for centuries. In September, 31 Flying Longhorns got to see what...
A Longhorn in Italy
By Julia Bunch
Ruba Alafifi, BS ’13, did the hook ’em on a gondola ride on her recent trip to Venice, Italy, where the hand sign has a somewhat different meaning.
Horns Up at the Colosseum
By Rose Cahalan
UT track and field alum Andre DeSean Thomas, BS ’11, Life Member, sent in this photo from his recent trip to Italy. Thomas says he traveled to Milan, Venice,...
Longhorns in Vatican City
By Rose Cahalan
Ana-Cristina Gonzalez shared this photo from St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. “Little did we know that when we planned this trip back in 2011 that...
Horns Up at the Vatican
By Rose Cahalan
Elsa Hagemeier, BS ’12, Life Member, hooked ’em at the Vatican in March. Hagemeier, who is studying for a master’s in management at the University of...
Why Italians Are the Texans of Europe
By Sara Langen
We have loads in common, with one exception: a certain hand sign. The Flying Longhorns travel program tours hundreds of countries on all seven continents (yes, even...
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