It was a bittersweet feeling knowing that our tour of Italy was coming to an end. On the one hand, I was really sad to say goodbye to a country that I'd grown to absolutely adore. On the other hand, I was really excited for these amazing memories that I would also be able to…
It's one thing to read about history in a high school textbook. It's another to see it with your own eyes. Pompeii was one of those of those elusive places that I could only visualize from the photographs in my history books but had no idea what it could possibly feel like to be there…
Before I actually traveled to Italy, only a few images of the country would come to mind: mostly just scenes of ancient ruins and colossal structures in Rome and gondolas navigating along the narrow canals of Venice. Both were beautiful images in my mind, but little did I know that another gorgeous view would soon…
What makes Italy so unique is that no matter which part of the country you visit, you're bound to see something completely different from the last, yet equally as picturesque. Take the island of Capri, for example. Earlier, I had explored the ancient ruins and historic architecture of Rome. I never imagined that just a…
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…
What made Italy so special to me was that wherever we would go, I felt like I was immersed in history. Simply walking down a narrow cobblestone alley or seeing ancient ruins before my own eyes was like I had stepped into a time machine and traveled to another century. This is how I felt…
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