A couple weeks ago Andrea wrote a post about her three favorite travel moments. Not to be outdone, below are three of my favorite travel moments. I hope it’s entertaining! Fish & Wine Along the Italian Coast In 2009, a friend and I headed on a trip to Europe to celebrate his recent honorable discharge [...]
Something Old, Something New: Ostia, Italy
My first experience as life as an expat was in 2006 when I studied abroad in Rome, Italy. I had many opportunities during my quarter there to travel around to other parts of this beautiful country, and despite one bad experience in Naples, overall Italy is still my favorite country in the world. Ostia was [...]
Capricious Capri
Capri, Italy is a beautiful place. In fact, it’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been in my entire life. Usually it’s known for its warm weather and tropical beaches, and so normally it would be quite a stretch to call Capri “capricious.” I however, had the good luck of going during Capri’s [...]
La Vita Dolce: Cinque Terre, Italy
Cinque Terre, Italy is one of those perfect places in the world. It’s not too isolated, but not yet too commercialized, the locals are kind, the stray animals are fat and happy, and the food is perfection. When I was studying abroad in Rome in 2006, one of my friends and I decided to check [...]
My Love Affair with Roma
“Travel is like love, mostly because it’s a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive, undimmed by familiarity and ready to be transformed. That is why the best trips, like the best love affairs, never really end.” — Pico Iyer This quote pretty much sums up how I feel about Rome. Six years [...]











