"It is a big and beautiful world. Most of us live and die in the same corner where we were born and never get to see any of it. I don't want to be most of us." -Oberyn Martell, Game of Thrones
The last leg of our Italian vacation was...partially in another country. We ended our trip in Rome, with a visit to Vatican City. Now, Rome was one of the cities we were most looking forward to, with the ancient ruins and Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, and the Sistine Chapel. But, looking back, we kinda wish this [...]
Close your eyes for a second and picture yourself standing in the middle of an ancient Roman city. The year is 79 AD. On either side of you are buildings and large columns made from stone and brick. All around you people are milling about, carrying on about their daily lives. There is a bathhouse [...]
There are a lot of beautiful places in the world. The places that take your breath away, put a smile on your face, and just make you happy to be there. We've been lucky enough to visit a few in our lives, but one of the most notable was a complete surprise to us. When [...]
We've all heard of Pisa and its leaning tower. It's one of the most famous structures in the world. And on our Italy trip, we stopped off for a few hours to view this place we'd heard so much about. And, as it turns out, all of the rumors were true. The tower does lean! [...]
The first stop on our Italian vacation was Venice. We flew into the Venice Marco Polo airport and met up with our tour group. We were the last to arrive, which wasn't entirely our fault given the arrival time of our plane, the exceptionally long line at customs, and a trek through an unfamiliar airport [...]
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