It’s a Cold World!!! Learn the weather When planning a trip to any country its best to know the weather ahead of time. While this would seem pretty obvious my friend and I when taking our first trip abroad assumed that because it was August we probably weren’t going to be in danger of being … Read more
Hostels:They’re nicer than you think!
Alright, so when most people hear the word hostel they think of either a dangerous murder house(courtesy of Hollywood films) or dingy unkempt accommodations. I gonna be honest by saying that at first I didn’t really know what to expect, nobody I knew had been in a hostel and most everyone had the same safety … Read more
Its History: The Origins of Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle a beautiful monument to class, wealth, and power gained its origins in 600 BC when the Celtic tribe called the Votadini built Ediyn’s Hill Fort on Castle Rock. Castle Rock is a volcanic plug that was formed approximately 340 million years ago and is … Read more
Adventures in Napoli-Pompeii
Now one of the activities that was top priority on the list of things to do in Napoli was see Pompeii. Given the fact that one of us majored in History, the other in Anthropology,and we both have an interest in archaeology its seems inevitable that we would eventually make it to one of the … Read more
Entering Napoli-One Last Italian City
Having been to two completely different Italian cities so far I was interested to see what the environment in Naples would be. Rome is bustling and congested while Venice is smaller and slower. Arrive in Naples through the train station shows you one thing right upfront, he center city of Naples, or Napoli, is very … Read more
Venice- A floating dream
Italy has many famous cities with Rome and Venice obviously being two of them, however, he vast difference between the two can only be experienced. After our first incredibly busy and heat filled day in Rome it was nice to decide to just take a train to Venice for the day. At first we were … Read more