Last October, I got married to my wonderful husband, Davis. We knew we wanted to go on a honeymoon to Europe but decided to delay it to 2024 to ease the already hectic and stressful wedding planning process. As the new year rolled around, we started brainstorming some of our top travel destinations within Europe…
Prior to visiting Sorrento, I knew very little about this coastal town in southwestern Italy. All I knew was that it was near the town of Naples, which I had only heard about because of its association with the world's best pizza. It was a long trek from Florence to Sorrento -- roughly seven hours…
The Colosseum It's a strange and almost incomprehensible feeling when you see something up close and personal that you've only seen on TV or read about in your textbooks. I've experienced it a few times in my life: Once in Paris, when I saw the Eiffel Tower, and once in Beijing, when I stood on…
Continue reading ➞ Postcard 26.3: The Colosseum & Trevi Fountain
If someone were to tell me I'd be able to see most of the major attractions of Rome -- Vatican City, the Colosseum and the Trevi Fountain, just to name a few -- in 12 hours, I would've told them they were crazy -- that it's totally not possible. Well, I'd like to retract that…
Knowing that my European vacation was quickly coming to a close was quite depressing, I have to admit. I had spent a week in what could be summed up as quite possibly the most insightful and eye-opening experience of my life. From seeing Stonehenge in the UK to standing at the top of the Eiffel…
To be honest, I never really considered London -- or anywhere in the UK for that matter -- as a very high priority on my bucket list. It's always been places like Paris, Rome, Austria and Greece that took greater precedence. However, as a little girl with big dreams of someday going to Europe, I…
Out of State • Out of Mind 