Venice 2018: Rialto Bridge
There’s no straight-line route from Piazza San Marco to Rialto Bridge but there are signs you can follow to make sure you’re heading the right…
There’s no straight-line route from Piazza San Marco to Rialto Bridge but there are signs you can follow to make sure you’re heading the right…
After finishing at the Doge’s Palace my mom and I quickly returned to the hotel to grab something and then we rejoined my dad at…
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As we looked around Piazza San Marco and took some photos I couldn’t help but notice that the line for the Doge’s Palace was strangely…
In the morning we had breakfast in the hotel lobby and then geared up before starting our first full day of sightseeing in Venice. As…
Just down the steps from the train station are multiple water bus stations from where you can catch a boat ride to various places in…
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Traveling abroad isn’t cheap. As part of preparations for my potential return trip to Japan and Korea this year I’ve been saving up money and…
From Siena my parents and I took a bus through the rainy Tuscan hill country back to Florence and there we boarded a train headed…
We had a little bit of time before leaving Siena so we did one last walk around the historic core of the city. The rain…
I’ve been steadily giving more thought to my possible return trip to Japan and Korea but as I’ve mentioned in earlier posts there’s a fair…
Once again the calendar rolls over to a new month and once again I’ve updated the header image on this website. For the month of…