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Florence Part 1
I spent six nights in Florence, meaning there is no singular good way to write about the city as it was all awesome. So for lack of any better way to do it, Part 1 is everything not related to a...
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Florence Part 2
When going around Florence you quickly learn to scan the horizon for the Duomo if you get lost. The thing is enormous and can unexpectedly fall right in front of you when you’re not paying attention-...
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Pisa, with an inclined tower
I’ve had a few people tell me that going to Pisa isn’t quite worth it because all it is is a leaning tower. Which seems a little silly to me- how many leaning towers have you ever seen in your life...
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Milan
The first sign that Milan is not quite like other places in Italy is that only Eurostar, the most posh and expensive type of train, goes there, and even second class is filled with businessmen a hell...
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Summary of Italy
Italy is the first country on my travels where I genuinely felt like I could happily settle and live a few very happy years. Before someone jumps ahead of me this isn’t to say it’s my favorite- I...
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Photo: Capri, Italy
Taken March 2009 This helpful advice is brought to you by the port authority on the island of Capri in Italy, proving that Engrish is not an exclusively Asian commodity. Though I won’t make much fun...
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Photo: View from Capri
Taken March 2009 Because it is snowy and ugly outside right now and pictures like this make me feel a lot better.
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Photo: The Coolest Street Act Ever
I was in Italy for a long weekend this past weekend, but until I get around to the lovely pictures of architecture and what not I thought I’d post a photo of a super neat street act I spotted in...
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In Fair Verona, Where We Lay Our Scene
Earlier this month I happened to spot and snag cheap budget ticket for a long weekend in Verona. I’d never been to Verona before, but love Italy and knew it would be warmer there than Amsterdam, and...
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Mantua, Italy- A City with No Tourists
Like in any sport or hobby you play against yourself, after a certain point a person engaged in it begins to seek handicaps in order to keep the game interesting. For most travelers that involves...
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Photo: Gelato on the Spanish Steps, Rome
Somewhere back in March or April when I was dreary and depressed that Dutch winter refused to release its hold on the country I bought a cheap weekend ticket to Rome in June, on the grounds that even...
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On my 1,000th Geocache
A little over four years ago, while killing time before class in my M.Sc. days in Cleveland, I was looking around for new apps for my iPhone and remembered a thing I’d heard about called geocaching....
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