I visited Warsaw, Poland in April. We spent 4 days in Poland’s capital city. Poland extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Suedetic and Carpathian Mountains in the south, and borders Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast (a semi-enclave and westernmost federal subject of Russia) to the northeast; Belarus and Ukraine to the east; … More The Italian Journals: Warsaw
I’m really behind on posting! Here it is August and I’m just getting around to posting my March trip! Life moves pretty fast, and so I’ll try to catch up. In March, I visited Yerevan, Armenia. We spent 5 days in Armenia’s capital city. Armenia is a landlocked country in what most consider “West Asia”; however, … More The Italian Journals: Yerevan
For my February trip, I visited Tirana, Albania. Albania is located on the Balkan Peninsula’s southwestern coast along the Adriatic and Ionian Seas and is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the south. Italy lies directly west across the Adriatic Sea. From Naples, … More The Italian Journals: Tirana, Albania
I had a trip tentatively scheduled over the New Year holiday but had to cancel. Frankly that worked out better for me as I took time over the holiday to simple rest, relax, and reflect. So my first trip of 2026 was a couple of weeks into the New Year. January is my birthday month … More The Italian Journals: First Trip of 2026
As I teased on Instagram last week a while ago ago, I took a vacation that was more than just a long weekend. We visited 3 counties in 10 days: 3 countries & 3 capital cities: Budapest, Bratislava, and Prague. Prague and Budapest have been numbers 1 and 2 on my must-see European cities list … More Italian Journals: 10 Days 3 Countries
One of the best things about Europe are the many budget airlines. Thanks again to playing “explore everywhere” on Skyscanner, I found a last minute cheap flight to Malta and immediately booked it. The Republic of Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean. Made up of 8 islands, only the three largest islands—Malta (Maltese: … More Italian Journals: Thanksgiving Weekend
Did images of Los Angeles/southern California come to mind when reading this post’s title? Wondering if I teleported to North America’s west coast? Nope! Forget about SoCal. I’m talking about the Republic of San Marino, a micro-country in Europe most have probably never heard of. Landlocked and completely surrounded by Italy, the Republic of San … More The Italian Journals: San Marino
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