August 10, 2019 – August 13, 2019 In order to see everything we wanted to see before we moved back to the United States, we had to squish some trips together. On the back end of our trip in the Balkans, we flew to Venice (where we found some cheap flights) as a landing place…
Category: Italy
Modena – home of culinary genius Massimo Bottura
March 8, 2019 – March 10, 2019 Last year Tyler and I tried to unsuccessfully for months to get a reservation at the coveted Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy. The restaurant of Massimo Bottura has been consistently in the top restaurants in the world for the past few years, and there is no shortage of…
Rome is where I want to be
May 4, 2018 – May 6, 2018 A few weekends ago, I made it back to the first city I ever visited in Europe, the wonderful Rome. As a college student, I studied abroad in Tuscany for a summer and spent a week in Rome on the front end. This trip back was just as…
Venice
February 9, 2018 – February 11, 2018 Because we’ve never been to the real Mardi Gras in New Orleans, once again we decided to do the European version and partake in Carnival (last year was Nice). Luckily Tyler’s first weekend not working in 2018 (ugh, busy season) happened to coincide with the Venice carnival. We…
Second Honeymoon Part Due
I decided to break this trip up into two posts because I’m way behind on my blogs, and also because I read recently that the attention span of humans has now been surpassed by the attention span of goldfish and I’m pretty certain a goldfish couldn’t have made it much longer on my last post….
Second Honeymoon Part Uno
The Amalfi Coast might be the most beautiful place on earth. Some say the best views are from a boat looking up at the town, but I also enjoyed the view from our hotel balconies. The picturesque hillside towns overlook sparkling cobalt blue water, and the sailboats dotting the ocean provide added character. Our trip…
Bikes and Boterhams 