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Friday, July 29 We took the slow train from Naples to Venice. It was really comfy: AC, charging ports, etc., and it wasn’t even that slow! We left Naples at 9:30 and the train stopped at Rome and Florence before pulling into Venice central at 3pm. It was actually kinda nice having a train dayContinue reading “Venice”

Wednesday, July 27 We navigated from the Naples central bus station to our B&B. We had purposely booked a place close to the central bus/train station knowing that we’d be using this second visit to Naples as more of a transit layover. Reviews for B&B Maryflower said it was in a grimy location but thatContinue reading “Naples – Part 2”

Sunday, July 24 Italy travel tip: don’t travel from place to place on a Sunday. Everything is closed and there are fewer options. We wish we had known this when we planned our trip but, alas, we didn’t and our plans were set. Our plan was to somehow get from Naples to the Amalfi coast,Continue reading “Amalfi”

Monday, July 18 We arrived to Naples, secretly said goodbye (and be well) to our Canadian girls, and trekked the 20 minutes to our Airbnb. Right off the bat, Naples felt different than Rome. It felt a lot less touristy and grungier, though not necessarily in a bad way. It felt like a more authenticContinue reading “Naples”

Thursday, July 14 We checked out of our hotel and got coffees and pastries from our favorite corner cafe again. Just as we were headed out we asked the front desk guy where the nearest taxi stand is so we could get one to the bus station. “Oh no no no!” he said, “there isContinue reading “Rome – Part 2”

San Gimignano Thursday, July 7 We took the metro to the bus station and found our bus (FlixBus) pretty easily. Then we had about 45 minutes to wait outside on crowded benches. When we finally boarded there was only about 10 of us and the bus didn’t make local stops so it was a straightContinue reading “Tuscany”

Tuesday, July 5 My friend, Leah, just got married over the Fourth of July weekend. We decided that rather than fly back mid-trip to attend her wedding we would instead spoil a day of her honeymoon and meet her in Tuscany for her birthday picnic. To do this meant that we needed to get toContinue reading “Rome – Part 1”

Another blog brought to you by Carl… We arrived in the evening to Queen Alia airport. Jordan immigration was easy, and the officer next to ours gave me recommendations about what to eat in Jordan. He even interrupted the group he was processing to make sure I knew to eat Mansef with my hands. WeContinue reading “Jordan”

From Carl’s perspective… Monday, June 27 Neither of us slept well the night before our flight to Cairo. It was likely due to anxiety about entry into Egypt, but maybe it was an omen of the day to come. We were expecting a rough 24 hours of travel with layovers in Hanoi and Mumbai beforeContinue reading “Cairo”

Saturday, June 25 Carl and I decided to take the slow train to Seoul – the S(e)oul train! – because it was cheap and we didn’t mind having a few hours in transit to rest. We got to Seoul around 3pm. We took a taxi to save the headache of figuring out the subway forContinue reading “Seoul”