I canât express enough how beautiful this country was and how much I highly recommend doing the thing youâve always wanted to. I stayed for just over a month, because if staying in an apartment there for a month was less than a big city in the United States, why not? I went everywhere from La Spezia, Cinque Terre (Corniglia pictured), Florence, Rome, Pisa, Lucca, Milan, etc. Take the trip, life is too short!!
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This was my first trip out of the country once I got my green card. My wife and I wandered the streets safely, ate more carbs than we should have while losing weight (???), looked at art and buildings that were around when Rome was still running gladiator battles, and met strangers for drinks at a bar and stayed there for 6 hours talking about life. Truly my fave trip. We did Florence and Rome andâŚerrrrâŚI forget the name but itâs the place with all the islands. 10/10 trip. Reach out if you need any recs.
Apr 3, 2024
This is my #1 recommendation when helping plan Italy trips for friends. True, there are some beautiful sights to behold if you climb the ghastly hills with the hordes of tourists-mostly honeymooners which bum out married and single people alike. But I promise there are so many other Insta-worthy spots where you wonât have to risk major motion sickness getting there only to spend âŹ40 for the worst âlemonâ risotto (also donât eat risotto south of Florence).
Go to the volcanic islands of Ischia and Procida (picture below of Procida- where the houses are actually colorful!) Go to the Ionian and Adriatic beaches in Puglia! Go to the caves of Matera! There are national parks that look like Colorado but you can eat the best and cheapest pizza while youâre there! The most wonderful people and places can be found in this country but NOT in Positano with the couple from Nassau County guzzling cappuccinos.
Jan 27, 2024
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So we all think itâs sketchy that Tik Tok is already back right? And that they posted a statement kissing Trumpâs ass and making him out to be the one saving Tik Tok when he isnât even sworn in yet? And now Trump wants the US government to have a 50% ownership, aka turning Tik Tok into state owned media just like I thought was happening. And Iâm sure most people wonât be able to stay away from Tik Tok and Meta which is so disappointing. I want nothing to do with Tik Tok now because I know the app as we knew it is already gone at this point.
Jan 19, 2025
Thereâs something about the quality of digital camera photos that make a picture of anything you take look more pleasing (to me anyway). The nostalgia, the saturation, I love them. I have a couple cameras that still work from when I was a kid, but I also bought one on eBay that was similar to one that used to be a favorite of mine. I just throw it in my purse and take it everywhere, and itâs so much more fun than trying to get the âperfect shot,â especially now that Iâve deleted Meta and gone with Pixelfed it seems that people love posting anything from the little things they see or their drinks. Itâs making photo sharing fun again! Although, if you do download Pixelfed (which isnât the point of this post but) I highly recommend using it in your browser on your phone for now, theyâve already made things run smoother from when I first downloaded but theyâre definitely still working on the app.
Jan 20, 2025
So many people are so scared to do things on their own, but it can be so fun and liberating! Iâm my own favorite travel partner. You can try fun places without worrying about what someone else is in the mood for, meet so many people, people watch, read, visit museums Or other stops and take all the time you want, etc. I think a lot of people care too much about what others think when theyâre seen doing something or dining alone, but in the grand scheme of things it doesnât matter. Starting out, go to a restaurant that has a bar and sit at the bar, you can enjoy your food and maybe a drink, if you get anxious about people talking to you or arenât having fun people watching, take up watching the sports on the tv to look occupied! Or maybe your solo outing could first be taking yourself on a museum date and getting to spend as much time as you want in each exhibit.
Jan 18, 2025