My heritage has fascinated me since I was old enough to remember. As a young girl, I remember unrolling the family tree on my mother’s side of the family and spending hours examining the names. For a school project, I spent time interviewing each of my living grandparents about their lives growing up in America…
Raise your hand if you love ancient ruins. For all you archeology buffs out there, this one’s for you! If you aren’t familiar with the story of Pompeii, Italy, already, here’s the scoop: It was destroyed by volcanic ash and pumice in AD 79, when the nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted, and everybody died because they…
It can be quite alienating to be a tourist, at times. You love and admire a culture and place so much, and desperately want to not stick out. But it is nearly impossible to blend in; it can be quite obvious you’re clearly not a local when asking for directions or staring at the GPS…
Among the countless Italian towns and rugged coastlines, the Amalfi Coast is considered one of most beautiful destinations in all of Italy. This tourist hotspot is equally as stunning as it is difficult to reach. Just by looking at the map, you can see it’s nearly impossible to find a direct route from Rome or…
What to do if you only have one night in Naples, Italy? That’s the situation I ran into when traveling from Rome to the Amalfi Coast. Naples is known worldwide for its iconic style of pizza, but this city also has a reputation for being dangerous. I didn’t feel uncomfortable in the slightest during our…