Exploring Italy, Pt. 2: The Heel - Matera, Lecce, Otranto, Torre San Giovanni (2023)
This post chronicles travel in the heel of Italy, exploring Matera, Otranto, Lecce, Torre San Giovanni, and more.
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- Aug 5
- 5 min
Italy: Avoiding Traffic Fines While Renting a Car and Safe Driving Tips
Avoid fines while driving in Italy! What you need to know about ZTL zones, speed cameras, toll roads, etc.
- Aug 30, 2022
- 27 min
Exploring: Azores Islands, Portugal Travel Journal (2022)
sights, descriptions, and tips for travel to the Azores island, Portugal, located in the Atlantic Ocean
- May 18, 2022
- 7 min
Tech Review: Beats Fit Pro Noise Canceling Earbuds - Worth It For Travel? (2023 Update)
This is an independent tech review of the Beats Fit Pro noise-canceling earbuds (made by Apple).
- Apr 5, 2022
- 6 min
Exploring: Santa Catalina Island, California Day Trip
This post details a day trip to Santa Catalina Island, located 22 miles off the coast from Los Angeles. Included are tips and general info.
- Mar 9, 2022
- 16 min
Exploring: What to See in Los Angeles (and to Skip, from a Local's Perspective)
This post provides a rundown of all the best sights to see in Los Angeles, from the perspective a local.
- Feb 21, 2022
- 6 min
Exploring: California's Monarch Butterfly Groves During a Comeback Year
This travel journal entry details a road trip to the California Central Coast from L.A. to see a monarch butterfly migration.
- Feb 20, 2022
- 5 min
Exploring: All the Views of the Hollywood Sign
This post highlights all the best spots for viewing the iconic Hollywood sign in Southern California.
- Sep 1, 2021
- 30 min
Exploring: Seattle and the Olympic Peninsula Loop, Washington
This travel journal entry details a visit to Seattle and a road trip to Washington state's west coast.
- Apr 18, 2021
- 9 min
Hunting Ghosts, Live! (Pt. 2)
If you came here by way of the “Hunting Ghosts, Pt. 1” entry, you should have a rough idea of how we survived that experience and, maybe...
- Apr 10, 2021
- 4 min
Fear at the Peace Wall in Belfast
This post details my own experience of division at the Peace Wall in Belfast and a brief explainer of Ireland and Northern Ireland disputes.
- Mar 3, 2021
- 10 min
Hunting Ghosts, Live! (Pt. 1)
A couple weeks ago, I was going through some paperwork and rediscovered a journal from a part of my past that continues to follow me...
- Nov 25, 2020
- 12 min
Exploring: Yosemite National Park, California
This travel journal details a visit to Yosemite National Park in California, and a stay in the nearby town of Mariposa.
- Aug 10, 2020
- 15 min
Exploring: Belize and a Guatemala Day Trip
This post details a trip to Belize (San Ignacio, San Pedro, ATM Cave), as well as a day trip to the Mayan ruins of Tikal in Guatemala.
- Jun 25, 2020
- 5 min
Getting Back to Hollywood Isn’t So Easy
The time has come to leave Italy. Thick, dark clouds are rolling into Venice as we take off, and that’s not a place I want to be when it...
- Jun 17, 2020
- 7 min
Exploring: Getting Lost (Literally) in Venice, Italy
This travel journal details both the fascination and confusion brought on by one of the world's great cities: Venice, Italy.
- Jun 7, 2020
- 7 min
Exploring: Florence, Italy
“The Creator made Italy from designs by Michael Angelo!” -Mark Twain, “The Innocents Abroad”* In lieu of a “Welcome” sign, your arrival...
- May 31, 2020
- 4 min
Exploring: San Gimignano and Tuscan Wine Tasting
We start the day in Siena with a continental breakfast – the standard, uninspired fare of hardboiled eggs, cold cuts, cheese, bread....
- May 25, 2020
- 5 min
Exploring: Intro to Tuscany / Destination Siena
“Tuscany looks like what all of Italy should look like.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (attributed) We stare out the train window as the...
- May 17, 2020
- 6 min
Exploring: Pompeii and Naples, Italy
This post details a day trip to Naples and Pompeii from Rome, during our summer excursion through Italy.
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