This is my love letter to Florence. You changed my life. The last time I lived abroad, I had a really difficult time. I was always wondering what was happening back at home and never truly lived in the moment. As cliche as that sounds, I knew I wanted a second chance. I was lucky enough to be given this opportunity when a friend told me to apply for FlorenceFor Fun. After getting a job offer in April, and accepting,…
I knew that before I left Italy, I needed to make a trip to Pisa. A short train ride from Florence, Pisa offers the perfect location to spend a quiet afternoon, acting like a complete tourist. You can also rent a car from Florence and drive about an hour. You’ll spend most of the time driving up the highway, but be careful once you get into Pisa because there are SO MANY roundabouts. Just go slow and ignore the crazy…
.I was lucky enough to head back to Split for a second time over the weekend. We had much better weather this time around for our Island Hopping Tour. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and the temperature was almost perfect. We embarked from Trogir and visited two small Islands of Croatia in the Dalmatian Coast for some island hopping in Croatia. Croatia is home to over 1000 islands. These gorgeous islands scattered throughout the Adriatic Sea are of…
I’m off to Croatia again this weekend and I couldn’t be more excited! Hopefully the weather is a lot better this weekend. While we were there the last time, I visited Krka National Park. Krka, which is named for the river that encloses it, is a National Park in Croatia filled with beautiful waterfalls. During the right conditions you can jump in and swim. Or, you can always hike the beautiful trails that are around. During summertime the park is packed with…
My plans—I was studying abroad in Paris at the time and I was going to go from Ireland to London, come home for class for two days, go to Amsterdam, come back to Paris for a few days and then travel Italy. Little did I know this would drain my bank account and make me crazy. Sleeping on the floor in Ireland, London and Amsterdam was horrendous (I was kicked out of my hotel in Amsterdam for harboring my friends).…
Split, Croatia I fell in love with Croatia last weekend. It has been on the top of my bucket list for a really long time now. Ever since I got my job, I knew that the one trip I had to do before I left was to Split, Croatia. Aside from the fact that Game of Thrones was filmed in this city, I knew of its beautiful coastline and had to experience it for myself. Luckily, I had the opportunity…