All the posts about living in Italy and travels in Italy and around Europe on one handy page.
- Italian Journals: 10 Days 3 CountriesAs 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 … More Italian Journals: 10 Days 3 Countries
- Italian Journals: Thanksgiving WeekendOne 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 … More Italian Journals: Thanksgiving Weekend
- The Italian Journals: San MarinoDid 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 … More The Italian Journals: San Marino
- The Italian Journals: Local AdventuresI’m a bit behind in updating this journal. Ferris had it right. Life does move pretty fast. And this summer has flown by! Since I’m furloughed from work due to the lapse in appropriations, … More The Italian Journals: Local Adventures
- The Italian Journals: Mini-Trip to Wiesbaden & MainzLast month, I had the opportunity to travel to Wiesbaden, Germany for work. I have visited Germany a couple times before, so Germany is not at the top of my travel list. But to … More The Italian Journals: Mini-Trip to Wiesbaden & Mainz
- The Italian Journals: A Weekend in ZagrebThe adventure continues. Two weekends ago, the skyscanner spin had us heading to Zegreb, Croatia. Croatia wasn’t at the top of my list but I’m so happy we went. I absolutely loved Croatia. A … More The Italian Journals: A Weekend in Zagreb
- The Italian Journals: First Trip Out of ItalyThat’s right. First trip outside of Italy! When I realized the week before that Thursday, June 19 was a U.S. holiday, I decided to find another long weekend trip. So I spun the skyscanner … More The Italian Journals: First Trip Out of Italy
- The Italian Journals: A Tuscan Weekend (Florence + Siena)This past weekend, for better or worse*, my travel friend C and I headed to Tuscany—specifically to Tuscany’s capital city Florence (Firenze) and Siena. *More on why I say “for better or worse” below. … More The Italian Journals: A Tuscan Weekend (Florence + Siena)
- The Italian Journals: Balancing the PerspectiveAll everyone sees is the awesome parts of living abroad. The carefully curated photos with the polished descriptions. The seemingly glamorous life that plays into the romantic idealism and dreams of a living life … More The Italian Journals: Balancing the Perspective
- The Italian Journals: Day Trip to AmalfiThe Amalfi Coast (Costiera Amalfitana) is only about an hour and half drive from Napoli. Since we didn’t have plans to go anywhere this weekend, we opted for a day trip to the Amalfi … More The Italian Journals: Day Trip to Amalfi
- The Italian Journals: First Weekend AdventureNow I’m (mostly) settled into my new apartment, I plan to take advantage of every long weekend to explore my new country, as well as neighboring countries. As I travel, I’ll post about my … More The Italian Journals: First Weekend Adventure
- The Italian Journals: A Day at PompeiiSunday I visited Pompeii and what an experience it was. So incredible. A Bit of History Pompeii was settled in the 8th century BCE. It went through several battles and changes in culture that … More The Italian Journals: A Day at Pompeii
- The Italian Journals: Exploring PozzuoliCiao cari lettori e saluti dall’italia! It’s a rainy day here in Napoli. (Piove = it’s raining.) I went out a bit earlier today (some of you may have seen my lives and posts … More The Italian Journals: Exploring Pozzuoli
- Moving Abroad, AgainBuongiorno! As I mentioned in my previous post, I moved. And it’s a big move. Yep, that’s right. I moved again. About a week ago I landed in Naples, Italy. (Napoli, if speaking Italian.) … More Moving Abroad, Again