So it begins!

As usual, for our first full day in a new city, we had a full agenda! We got up early with the goal of hitting two museums before the afternoon. First stop, though – caffeine and pastries! We met Will outside our hotel and walked to a place between our hotels and the first museum…

We left Rome yesterday morning and took a high speed train to Naples. The train topped out at 300 km/h (that’s 185 mph in American units) and it took us only a hour to get to Naples! Driving would have taken at least 4 hours. Upon arriving, the difference between Rome and Naples was immediately…

Slán go fóill, Isle of Skye! You were stunning. Today, we pointed our GPS toward Fort William. We actually got a lot done in the Isle of Skye area so we had a shorter list of destinations today. First, we set off to visit the Fairy Pools. The Fairy Pools are a series of natural…

After a good long night’s sleep, we woke up feeling much more energized! We decided to start our day by walking to the Colosseum. It’s just a little over a mile from our airbnb, not bad! It was super cool to see it for the first time in person – I knew it was a…

I am writing this from our hostel room in Interlaken, Switzerland. After a long day of train travel, we are finally here. I wanted to wrap up our time in Florence before talking about that, though. On our second full day in Florence, we woke up with a plan. We would try to check out…

Our time in Naples came to an end. We hopped on another high speed train heading to Florence. Our trip took about 3 hours, with a short stop in Rome on the way. The first leg from Naples to Rome, the train was pretty empty and we could spread out in our own little area….