This is a view of the Florence Cathedral’s dome as seen from the top of Giotto’s Campanile (a.k.a., Giotto’s Bell Tower), overlooking the beautiful city of Florence and out toward the hills beyond. Somewhere in those hills stands the villa…
This is a view of the Florence Cathedral’s dome as seen from the top of Giotto’s Campanile (a.k.a., Giotto’s Bell Tower), overlooking the beautiful city of Florence and out toward the hills beyond. Somewhere in those hills stands the villa…
Lucca is a charming Tuscan city still surrounded by medieval walls and featuring several towers that you can climb to get a bird’s-eye view. This photo was taken from the top of one of those towers. You can view more…
This was taken during my 2011 Eurotrip after my long climb to the top of Giotto’s Campanile (a.k.a., Giotto’s Bell Tower) in Florence, Italy. Once at the top, you are rewarded with a splendid 360-degree view of this historic city,…
Italy is such a beautiful country, and Tuscany in particular. This was my daily view from the front yard of the villa I called home for two weeks outside Florence in 2011. Related Posts: Eurotrip 2011, Part 2: Under The…
I’m going to try sharing these photos of the day more often to keep my blog active on days I’m not writing. This was taken on the grounds of a villa in the hills of Tuscany outside Florence in 2011.…
This installment covers Days 14–15 of my 2011 trip to Europe… At the end of our two-night, ill-fated Cinque Terre stay, we checked out of our hotel early to catch the bus that would take us into La Spezia for the…
This video is a tour of the grounds surrounding the villa I lived in for two weeks outside of Florence, Italy in 2011. You may have already seen this if you read Part 1 of my Eurotrip journal, though the…
I thought I’d kick off the new Videos section of this blog with the very first video I made from one of my trips. This video covers most of my month in Europe in 2011, including visits to Italy, Switzerland,…
This installment of my travel journal covers Days 2–4 of my 2011 trip to Europe… Picking up where we left off in Part 1, we finally arrived at our villa in the hills of Tuscany, which would serve as our base…
I’ve finally gotten around to writing up the journal of the month-long trip I took with my uncle last fall to Italy, Switzerland, and Croatia. I had intended to keep a journal while I was over there but it didn’t…