8/29-8/31: First weekend spent in Florence, where by Sunday no maps needed and covered in sweat maybe even still jet lagged. The first taste of freedom.
Ponte Vecchio
First time on train for €19, my lucky number
Duomo
Piazzale Michelangelo
Tuscan cheese board
Deal that these are the best espresso martinis in the world, girl!
Duomo
Oh we had to go
8/12-8/14: Third weekend began with a field trip to Malcesine, which exceeded anything my eyes have ever seen, a feeling that lasted all weekend, spent in the Dolomites. Mountains to climb, horses to ride, and wooden boats to row.
Lago di Braies
Jazz music
Castello Scaligero di Malcesine
For some reason we thought this town was called New Mexico? Villabassa, where everyone is dressed how I like.
Held the group up to stop for samples on the tour of Malcesine
Prego!
Only reason to go home is to save to reside in Lake Garda.
Missed the bus because we were amazed in the streets of Caldaro.
Lago di Garda
Post hike dinner.
Stuck at Caprizza Trento even got limencello with the staff waiting for the bus we missed #30eurotaxihome
Thank you Anna and Alex for planning this perfect day!
8/18-8/21: Fourth weekend was a mindset called twincation, a circle around the coast. Next stop please, five cities, two islands, four days. Thank you Ava Borgess for the Ischia recommendation.
Ischia, where I will get married, run away I am not sure yet.
Poseidon like Ariel's dad
Best mussels of my life
Twinnnnyyyyy
Upgraded to the second row by our boy.
Hotel Parco Conte breakfast post run
First gelato of the day in Capri, second in Positano.
Biggest tourist trap in the world is Capri.
Half of the trip was spent pushing around our carry ons, Positano stairs and streets of Naples were my favorite.
Best pasta of my life, best meal gets two photos.
11/11-11/18: Two people I love so much to share places I love so much with. Get your guide for an amazing week. Redetermining my purpose. My parents will come visit me in Rome 3 times a year.
Wizz air priority
Venezia wrong hotel at 1am breakfast buffet at 8am sharp
St. Mark's Basilica, Brooke could diamond art
mamma e papà introduced to my girlllll
Osteria Ava
Castelvecchio
Church of San Zeno
Met my parents for aperitivo after the tram closed at 5 and they hiked one million steps
The Arena
Wine tasting sprinting around Valpolicella
Bff
Desenzano del Garda
Last Supper
Basic affogatos in Florence and well worth the hype.
High speed train treated like a princess and dad did not like Chino.
Vatican Museums
Colosseum
New sweater bc Xmas came early everyday feels like Xmas
Original Peroni Bar
Rome is AI
Ancient Rome
Shaka
No restaurant license sandwich shop
David
Villa Borghese Gardens
Feen for carbonara
The School of Athens
12/5-12/8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception loooong weekend spent from the Dolomites to home in Verona. Beginning in Bolzano, taking the wrong bus, hiking, and crema cake for breakfast. Weekend 15!
View from Inter B&B
Fellow hikers walked past like this was a casual view??
Sydney Grill served me (canederli dumplings with speck, braised savoy cabbage, pork rib, smoked pork shank and locally-produced luganica sausage)
Bffs and new spot to bask in the sun
Ciampedie
Travel through the Dolomites is the best because every town is like a Tangled scene idk
Home in Val di Fassa
We could make our own trail. Ben Anderson's hiking boots.
Ugh we do not want pizza. This was the best pizza with even an egg.
Dolomites view from my Sunday morning run in Verona
Ammazza cafe always my fav
Busiest I have ever seen these streets for the holiday
XMAS beer
Chopped my hair off again here it is
Oh cmon best Monday ever at La Molinara walked straight to our table
Archivio Asian Mule
12/12-12/15: A 45 euro round trip flight to Catania. Two girls who thought they could rent a car at 20 without an IDP and drive around all of Sicily in two days. Weekend sixteen I could've stayed on our balcony in Sicily forever.
We are chopped
Mt. Etna!
Mr. tour guide said we were not allowed down there.
Arancini count 3, HB won. 3 euro cocktail count idk.
New jackets and boots from base camp
Messina and a taste of ricotta filling otw out thx to our boy
Isola di Ortigia
Ciao Cafe he made us ice cream the next day and did not think we would actually come back
brioche al pistacchio
It's magic here
Grass as green as Ireland
Cannoli count 3, I won.
That's my bff
12/18-12/20: An added bonus trip to Rome. Only took 10 hours on a FlixBus with everything we own to get there. Trastevere is the depiction of Italia. Isn't this entire thing Twincation.
Janiculum Hill
Made my way into the Colosseum this trip
Carbonara from our boys
58 lb and 68 lb bags
Vatican Christmas tree and Nativity Scene in St. Peter’s Square
Fresh maritozzi for last Italian breakfast
Running around Roma with my new carry on
Who is cool enough to take our photo
Trevi Fountain for FREE
Truffle steak secondi last thing we ate abroad jk we got gelato after
Nasone
Carbonara and a coke zero at 12:30am at Carmello's listening to Yellow live
