Five EasyJet Tips on Flying
It seemed like a grand idea—spend three weeks travelling around France and Italy before beginning a year long teaching assignment in Spain. And for the most part it was, with one
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How to Use a Money Belt: Learn From My Mistakes
The bill for my pizza came and I was faced with a dilemma: all my money was in my money belt, buried underneath my shirt and shorts…. and I had absolutely no idea how to use
A Quest for Napoli Pizza
I’d heard many a wild story about Napoli. Of the gypsy women who feed their babies a substance that turns them blue to solicit sympathy from tourists. Of the swift pickpockets wh
Too Pretty for Halloween in Spain
“You’re too pretty for Halloween.” This is what student after student and teacher after teacher told me as I graced the halls of the Spanish Elementary School where I work, c
Squeezing in Pisa and Cinque Terre in a Day
When researching what to do with my last free day in Italy, I was quite torn. Visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa and get a photo in front of one of the most famous icons of Italy or C
Top Five Things to do in Milan
Milan is Italy’s second largest city and home to one of my best friends in the whole world, Alessandra. With a population of 5.2 million, the city is the economic center of the c
The Best of Florence in a Day: 24-hour Florence Itinerary
Of all the cities I visited in Italy, Florence was by far my favorite. The birthplace of the Renaissance, the city is busting with creativity, art and beauty, and its compact city
Tips for Navigating Pompeii
Every historical landmark I’ve ever visited has, without fail, contained two staples: overpriced bottles of water and a few tourists who visit for the sole purpose of taking a fe
How to take a thermal bath European style
Rough rocks massaged my feet as I waded through the steaming waters of the Biagno Giapponese pool at the Poseidon Gardens Thermal Park on the island of Ischia. As I climbed a small