Finally! The end of the Italy posts! I didn’t think this day would come, but these posts certainly are my favorite to go back and read and I hope they are helpful for anyone out there who finds them. So, Genoa. It was the last place on our tour and luckily, my good friend Kimber […]
I am finally (FINALLY) at the stage of paying the tasa (the tax) for my application and while I don’t think it’s very confusing, I have gone through this tasa-paying runaround quite a few times here in Spain, so I thought I would put it all down here for anyone who needs some help. Enjoy. […]
After Cinque Terre, we were off to what ended up being the BEST city we visited- Portofino! Portofino is absolutely beautiful, with it’s crystal clear water and bright colored buildings. Everyone goes gaga for Cinque Terre, but I really thought this little place takes the cake. In terms of things to do and see, no- […]
After getting a little taste of Cinque Terre by visiting Vernazza, we decided the next day would be dedicated to seeing the rest of the towns. But first, some Italian breakfast, made by our wonderful B&B host. We decided to start at the furthest town and then make our way closer to home, so that […]
After Lucca, we were off to the city (or should I say, cities) that I was MOST excited for! Cinque Terre. You know, the 5 incredibly bright colored cities on the coast of Italy? If you want to read about Cinque Terre and the history, click here. But let’s back up. After leaving Lucca, we […]
After packing up and heading out of Bologna, we made our way towards Pisa. We briefly discussed skipping it and leaving it for the next day, but decided it was best to go and get it over with before making our way to Lucca. We found some free parking (score!) and then walked 15 minutes […]
After our adventurous day in Florence, we started our last morning in Florence with a quick 30 minute run. Florence is like Madrid- the stores and shops are pretty much closed until about 10 am, so it made running through the old streets much, much easier! While I packed up the Airbnb and made […]
I want to thank each and every one of you that liked my status, commented on it, sent me a private message, or a FB message about yesterday’s post. That post seriously came out of left field- I wrote it wearing pajamas without any coffee pumping through my veins and I am completely SHOCKED at […]
I’m interrupting my normally scheduled programming of obnoxiously slamming you with Italy posts to live blog for a second. My roommate is running around the apartment, collecting last minute things here and there because she is moving home after being in Madrid for 3 years. She was in Spain for an additional semester before […]
For whatever reason, I was excited to see Florence, but not as excited as I was for some of our other stops. Of course, I ending up loving it…or loving the things we did there….or a combination! Then again, I said I loved every city. But Florence blew me away in it’s size (or apparent size- […]