As I’ve said before, I am a reformed over-packer. True Life: We wore all of our clothes on the plane to avoid being charged for heavy bags. I mean I really, really, REALLY badly overpacked. Always. It’s embarrassing to think about how much I towed around for almost no reason.When I was a senior in college,… Continue reading How To Pack for a Semester Abroad
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48 Hours in Venice
I realized that through the craziness of the holidays, I never got to do a recap of beautiful, charming Venice! The last stop on our 10 day trek, and I have to say, I believe it was the right place to end. Venice is a tiny marshland island that doesn’t have as many “MUST DOS” as… Continue reading 48 Hours in Venice
Day Trip Wine Tasting in Tuscany
I can’t think of a better way to end the week than talking about wine… can you? Wine & I are like two peas in a pod, so being in a region famous for it’s vino production was a no brainer – we’re going wine tasting. We did a Chianti Wine Tour with Fun in… Continue reading Day Trip Wine Tasting in Tuscany
48 Hours in Florence
Florence… what a gem! A quick 2hr express train from Rome (they leave 1-2 times an hour, so it’s a simple task!) and we were in the city covered in fleur de lis’. I guess you could say we didn’t have expectations with Florence (at least the way we did with the views in Cinque Terre &… Continue reading 48 Hours in Florence
48 Hours in Rome
They say all roads lead to Rome….. but we had to take several trains to get there from Cinque Terre 🙂 One delayed train made us miss our more direct train route, so it took a bit longer – but it definitely wasn’t the end of the world. As I said, Cinque Terre is more… Continue reading 48 Hours in Rome
Playlist for Fall in Italy
via I’ve always been obsessed with music. It’s been a good week for music in my book, as the new Damien Rice was released & new Copeland (a band I never thought I’d hear from again) dropped a few days ago.One of my favorite things to do when I travel is wander the streets with my… Continue reading Playlist for Fall in Italy
Celebrating Thanksgiving Abroad
This year in Italy will be my 4th Thanksgiving celebrated off American soil. Even though it’s weird celebrating a specifically American holiday abroad, it’s still really fun! Especially if you’re able to celebrate with other ex-pats or travelers, because it’s a bonding experience 🙂 We like traveling over Thanksgiving because we can take longer trips while… Continue reading Celebrating Thanksgiving Abroad