I subjected my poor parents to around 3 hours of photography and stories from my trip yesterday….I therefore apologise to all of you who have felt obligated to read this 😉 But this is the last one for the trip and I’ll try to make it brief 🙂
So where were we….ah yes, death threats to the girls if they didn’t find us good coffee in Venice…. Continue reading
So you may or may not know, but I was actually travelling for three weeks prior to Rome. Didn’t check myself in on facebook or take selfies for instagram #howdidweeversurvivebeforesocialmediawhennooneknewwherewewere.
….I wonder if that hashtag is actually a thing on instagram…. Continue reading
97 bloody floors…..that’s how many I apparently climbed today (thank you Apple for reminding me why I keep you around, it sure as hell isn’t for your ability to provide me with adequate directions to places). Continue reading
Today was the day I gave up on attempting to Navigate Rome solo. I joined ……. a tour group……GASP……. That being said, it was from Air BnB and it was with an American who’s live in Rome for 15 years now, who tells funny stories, blasphemes and even sings on occasion. Was a good start to the day. Continue reading
About an hour out of town is a “little” place called Ostia Antica which was one of Rome’s main seaports for a time. I call it the bogan version of Pompeii because it’s not as shiny, it’s a bit run down and some of the lawns in amongst the buildings could hide a small child. However, it’s a nice escape from the city and a way to meander through a more gritty, well preserved Roman town. Continue reading
Well today was overwhelming on so many fronts. I spent 4 hours on Palatine Hill trying to decipher the map and audio guide, followed by two hours at the Forum (1 hour attempting to find an exit), an hour at Capitoline Museums, an hour at Trajan’s Markets and then the ultimate end to the day being a night tour at the Colosseum. Continue reading
The Vatican…..safe to say I’ve done what all tourists are told to do and visited the Vatican. Rick Steve’s Audio Tour was amazing and free, and I didn’t have to hang around the massive groups!!!
Few things if you’re gonna visit the Vatican…. Continue reading
I arrived in Rome yesterday but was too tired after the transit from ship to Air BnB that I decided to let the blog start today. Apple Health tells me that today I’ve done 19.4km, 25,062 steps, 32 floors and the equivalent of 3h49mins of work outs, which suggests a lengthy, detailed blog today is not looking likely either. So I shall get straight into it.
So here we are, last stop off before I jump on my short (13 hour) flight back to Australia. My mission is to stay awake until I get to Melbourne. Chances of accomplishing said mission are slim to none, but hey we’ve gotta have goals. Continue reading
I realised after being asked this question from a lot of people that it might be helpful to post something up here to save me repeating myself. Couple of major questions I’ve been asked: Continue reading
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