The Italian Journals: First Trip of 2026
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…
Italian Journals: 10 Days 3 Countries
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…
Italian Journals: Thanksgiving Weekend
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:…
The Italian Journals: San Marino
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…
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.