Jun 17, 20207 min readExploring: Getting Lost (Literally) in Venice, ItalyThis travel journal details both the fascination and confusion brought on by one of the world's great cities: Venice, Italy.
Jun 7, 20207 min readExploring: Florence, Italy“The Creator made Italy from designs by Michael Angelo!” -Mark Twain, “The Innocents Abroad”* In lieu of a “Welcome” sign, your arrival...
May 31, 20204 min readExploring: San Gimignano and Tuscan Wine TastingWe start the day in Siena with a continental breakfast – the standard, uninspired fare of hardboiled eggs, cold cuts, cheese, bread....
May 17, 20206 min readExploring: Pompeii and Naples, ItalyThis post details a day trip to Naples and Pompeii from Rome, during our summer excursion through Italy.
Jun 13, 20124 min readVisiting Florence (Where’s the Machine?)The walls that enclose the rail line are covered with graffiti, and the train terminal feels grimy and is filled with a lot of...
Jun 12, 20123 min readSiena and the Towers of San GimignanoSiena is such a confusing place, initially, when arriving by rail. You walk out the front door of the train station, and all you see in...
May 30, 20123 min readIn Rome, Trying to Avoid Saying “When in Rome…”The plane has landed. Finally! This is my first trip to Italy, and the last time I was in Europe at all was when I was one year old… so...