Category: Europe
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The One Where They Go to Europe
My two best friends from elementary school were very patient as I explained if we were going to travel somewhere I’d like to go somewhere I haven’t been. I am assuming they sighed and rolled their eyes but eventually we found the perfect place: Switzerland. We had never been, the flight was cheap and it…
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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…
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Sicily: Mt Etna
When the Sicilians speak of Mt Etna it is always as a woman. She is hot, temperamental, gives life but also kills. They definitely respect her. It is hard not to when from every corner we went to you could see her in the distance smoking. As we climbed the mountainous side in a off…
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Sicily: Taormina
My first night in Sicily was spent trying to translate Italian with 4 new Sicilian friends at my old college roommate’s apartment. I learned the easiest way to connect is to play beer pong. Competition brings out everyone’s excitement and you don’t need to understand the words because context says it all. Thank you for…
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