Why You Should Not Be Afraid To Travel To Europe A member of a group I was recently traveling with in Yellowstone National Park asked me if I was concerned about the safety of travel to Europe. His own concern had figured into his choice to travel in the U.S. that time instead of Europe.[…]

Athens is a very interesting city. Due to their recent economic turmoil I was a bit hesitant to go, but since things are only getting worse everywhere around there I might as well go while it is relatively safe. We took the plane from Naples to Athens. The Naples airport is surprisingly very nice and[…]

     Fun Fact: The Vatican City is interesting because it is a small country within Italy with practically zero security when entering. They don’t stamp your passport either, so I was greatly disappointed. I almost don’t want to write the rest of this post because of that fact alone, but will press on. The ticket entry is[…]

         When traveling from Torino to Florence to Rome, I knew that Rome would be the height of my Italian adventures. We stayed with a man named Leonardo, that we found on booking.com (Here is his site). The room was everything we could ask for; in a great area, near a supermarket,[…]

  1. Learn to control your bladder.  There are not many public restrooms and you usually are out and about for hours. 2. Wear good pants or shorts that you can go commando in.  That’s less time cleanin. 3. Resist your primal American need of drinking soda. It is about 3 euros for a half[…]

       Il Duomo is a big dusty old church built around 700 years ago and is the pride and glory of the Tuscany region of Italy. The marble gargoyles and saints that line the church are immaculate and while I was sitting in a cafe right across the street I learned more about how[…]