I’m a little behind posting this, but wanted to share my birthday adventure at The Metropolitan Museum of Art! Now at 26, my birthdays are just getting more mature classier every year. The first stop was The Cloisters museum and gardens, the branch of the Met that is devoted to medieval art and architecture (pieces of the building were actually shipped…
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If you follow me on Instagram, I probably annoyed the heck out of you last week with my constant posts of sun, sea, and sand. I took a much-needed break and headed for sunshine in Aruba. While it was my first time visiting, the funny thing was everyone we met seemed to be returning for the 5th, 6th, or 12th time. Many…
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Positano…the real beginning to our fake honeymoon. But first, let me tell you how to get to Positano: To get there the cheap way one must first take a train to Naples – easy peasy, took only an hour and a half because the train traveled so fast my ears were popping. Then, you take the Circumvesuviana which is a…
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A very slow train (by Italian standards) pulled us into Rome, the capital and tourist heart of Italy. Again, we entered the city in the dark, with Tom’s first glimpses being bright lights and night owls. But, we at least had time for our first Roman meal at Ciao Bella where we met a friendly Albanian waiter who was moving…
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Since I had been to Italy before and my confidence in my ability to navigate foreign countries is getting stronger with experience, I had mostly planned to tour the country on our own. However, sometimes it’s nice to take a break and let a tour company step in and do the work for you. So, when I came across the…
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After a long sleep-deprived day in Frankfurt, we arrive in Florence around 11:30pm local time. So, Tom’s first view of Italy was a teeny tiny airport (no customs necessary, just step off the plane and walk out) and a nerve-wracking cab ride to Hotel Rivoli (New York has nothing on Italy’s crazy drivers). But after some sleep (yay!) we awoke…
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Part One of my journey was Florence, Italy (or as the locals would say with a thick accent I could not imitate: “Firenze, Italia!”). But, the trip actually started with a short introduction in Germany! While layovers are typically just an annoying roadblock on your path to your much anticipated vacation, a 12-hour European layover isn’t so bad when you…
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