Category: Italy
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How to Backpack through Europe
Summer 2022, everyone decided that Covid was not a severe threat anymore. After 2 years of not booking the flight, it seemed like everyone hit purchase together. Thus kicked off the summer of revenge travel in Europe. From May through July I jumped country to country amongst the throngs of people. 9 countries in 2…
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Passport Crawl: Siracusa
Landing back in Sicily, or the motherland as my father calls it, made me so happy. Everyone is gorgeous, the weather is amazing and there is something about Mt Etna looming in the distance that is inviting. Ian picks me up and immediately hands me a cannoli. Perfect way to continue my birthday. Our plans…
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Passport Crawl: Milan
When the alarm goes off it has only been 4 hours since we fell asleep. 4 days in London have flown by and spending the last night drinking may not have been the way to go. Regret. Time to grab these bags and head off to Milan. Thank GOD for Sarah because lugging these alone…
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Italy: Capri
Our flight is delayed out of Sicily so we don’t get in to Naples until 12:30am. We got our hotel through our driver that took us to Cercemaggorie 5 days earlier. He is friends with the owner, who waited up for us that night. It definitely pays to make friends with the right people. He…
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Finding my Ragazzi in Sicily
The last 24 hours in Sicily were a perfect representation of how amazing this place is. My friend Ian’s Sicilian friends were having a BBQ at their beach house. He picks us up 2 hours late with his friend who barely speaks English. Clearly he has adjusted to Sicilian time. We drive over windows down…
my feet don't want to go to sleep 