I met my friend Carson in Cinque Terre for the weekend. WOW!! So amazing. The views are absolutely breathtaking. I found myself wanting to take pictures constantly, of the same views. Normally, I just take pictures because I feel like I should. The first afternoon we got settled and went to the beach, which is dotted with colorful umbrellas. After drinking a bottle of wine in our room, we splurged on an Italian dinner. I think the couple next to us at dinner go...

I am in Como now and LOVE it!! This is much more what I was anticipating in visiting Italy. Venice was beautiful, but I felt as though I was constantly in a herd. Como is right on Lago di Como, both are nestled in the mountains of Northern Italy. My morning was spent walking on a path along the lake, taking in the scenic mountainous views. I also took in some museums, cathedrals and parks. For my afternoon, I took a ferry to Bellagio, where I ventured through th...

Today, I joined three other girls from the hostel in exploring the islands around Venice. In Murano, there is world famous glass blowing, so we took in some exhibits and strolled the shops along the canals. There is an incredible glass blown comet in the square. We headed for Lido to go to the beach for the afternoon. The Venice International Film Festival was taking place on Lido. No Brad Pitt or George Clooney sightings for me. I had gelato twice! Mmmm! My he...

Buongiorno! I took the night train from Zagreb and arrived early this morning in Venice. At the Zagreb train station, I got chased by the bathroom lady. Seriously. I entered the bathroom and right outside of it, she was sitting at her desk. The bathrooms were disgusting, so she obviously was just reading her paper and not doing her job. They were so disgusting that I didn't feel it was worthy of a tip to the bathroom lady. She, however, disagreed and ran after m...

Bok! This is the first day that I have had my luggage, so 6 days with no bags. :(It's great to be able to change my clothes! We finished sailing yesterday and returned to Zagreb, visiting Krka National Park along the way. Here, the park was filled with luscious green hues and waterfalls. Very beautiful country. Today, I met Vlatka's daughter, Barbara. She is a mini Vlatka - very talkative and smiling and dramatic. She loved the cheerleading outfit that I brought...