The time has come. Currently all alone aboard the first flight of my journey home from Bologna as I wait for the other passengers to board. Felt a little guilty as I was carted around the airport, but walking definitely would not have been an option. The priority boarding and security check clearance was also … Continue reading April 13th, 2019: Corporeno and Argenta
Caela and I made it to our hostel/base camp in La Spezia right around 11:00, dropped off some extra weight, and began our trek through Cinque Terre. Much to our dismay, a marathon was being run through the five cities, meaning all the connecting paths were closed off. Nevertheless, we bought the two day train … Continue reading April 6, 2019: Cinque Terre
Ciao! Early Saturday morning our entourage began the voyage to Lake Garda out of the train station. Rolling in style as the only guy in our group of six, we arrived at the Airbnb in Peschiera around 11:00. After dropping off bags we made our way to Sirmione, a town considered the figurative jewel in … Continue reading March 30, 2019: Lake Garda
Sorry for the delayed post, I've spent the past 36 hours in a fever-induced comatose state. Anyways, after a multi-step journey, our gang rolled into Positano right around 1:30. A hike and a half from the bus station down about 20 flights of stairs (luggage included) had us in the apartment where Ann Marie, Brooke, … Continue reading March 19, 2019: Positano
The fam and I began our explorations of Rome Saturday morning after having arrived the previous night. With the Pantheon just steps from our apartment, I was immediately greeted by the gorgeous & friendly faces of Ann Marie, Brooke, and Jenna (next to a building almost two millennia old). Saturday we spent wandering through the … Continue reading March 15-18, 2019: Rome
Two days, two carnivals. Caela and I rolled into Milan right around 1:00, leaving us with about a 30 minute window before Cece arrived. We decided to go on a walk to the Duomo di Milano in the city center to kill a little time, and wandered through a great park on the way. After … Continue reading March 10, 2019: Milan & Cento
A hassle free trip from Cento found Caela and I in Venice for Carnivale by midday Saturday! Jam packed with tourists, (more so than any of my travels to date) we began making our way to the Piazza San Marco. Our explorations were put briefly on hold as we stopped for lunch, before continuing on … Continue reading March 2, 2019: Venice
Setting my alarm for sunrise at 6:15, the two hours of sleep I had in my queen bed were the best I’ve had in Italy and I woke up feeling rejuvenated. The ensuing view definitely helped too. Luckily, no one else had plans of starting the day that early, so I was able to return … Continue reading February 24, 2019: Nerano
Getting a late start to the day, we set out for the local fish market Pescheria Azzurra around 1:00. Snow flurried and high winds swirled as I waited on my lunch of spaghetti frutti di mare. With lunch running long, Alecia and I split from Enzo and began our trip to Pompeii on a serious … Continue reading February 23, 2019: Pompeii
Planning on separating the weekend into three posts, a necessity if I’m to include all my favorite moments. I’ll try to keep it short...but no promises. Arrived to Bologna by 7:30 Thursday, leaving me with 5 hours to kill. Grabbed dinner and did some wandering before kicking off the journey to Napoli. A few hour … Continue reading February 22, 2019: Napoli
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