The Beginners Guide to Florence
Florence is the birthplace of renaissance, so unsurprisingly, the city is bursting with art at every corner. This is one of the most popular cities in Italy to visit, and for good reason. There is so much more to Florence than...
The Beginner’s Guide to Naples
Naples gets a bad rap. Mafia, pickpockets, dirty streets. But there is so much more to Naples than its stereotypes. There is a lot to explore in and around Naples, and you would be missing out to skip over it. If you love food,...
The Beginner’s Guide to Cinque Terre
Ok I need to start off with a little lesson about this destination before I get into the meat of this post. Cinque Terre (meaning five lands) – Pronounced Cheen-kweh tehr-reh. I know I know, you’ve been calling...
My Life in Italy, Part 5: “If feathers are floating, It’s chicken for dinner”
So I left off on in Part 4 on my second full day in Italy. If I keep going at this rate, there will be roughly 5,000 parts to this series, so in Part 5, I will focus on some of the events of the next 8 days, then I will move on...
5 Reasons why Traveling is so Important.
Why is it that some people cant sit still and must travel the world, while others are happy staying in the same city their whole lives? I’ve never understood that. Besides being fun, traveling is enriching and I truly...
My Favorite Culture Discovery Location – Alyssa
Does a parent love every kid equally? Or does Mom have one favorite kid and Dad possibly have another favorite? Maybe you just have more in common, or vibe better with one than the others? I don’t know, I only have one kid...
Rome Fiumicino Airport: 5 Things to do When You Land
I love Italy, the people, the culture, the food, the coffee, it’s my very favorite country. One thing I will fault Italy for though, is the Rome airport, this airport is not user friendly and nobody is in a hurry to move...
10 Tips for New Travelers
These are great tips for new travelers, but also useful for seasoned travelers or people who haven’t traveled in a while. It can be scary to travel to a new country, especially when there is a different currency and...
Vacationing in Italy 101
When you do what we do, everyone you know and their mothers ask you to help them with their trip to Italy. This is great, I love Italy and I want everyone to experience the real Italy, so I try my best to help my...
Bella vs. Brutta Figura: How Italians Judge You
In the United States, it can sometimes seem like we don’t care how we come off to others. Of course, this isn’t to say that nobody here in the good ol’ USA makes a good first impression, but its not uncommon to...