Today has been quite the adventure and it's only begun. This morning I'm heading to Venice for the day. I went onto the Trenitalia website last night to book my train ticket but received an error message before it officially booked. I took this as a sign maybe I should wait to buy my ticket until I reach the station. The front desk mapped out the directions for me to the train station earlier this afternoon. I would have to take the tram to the metro stop twelve ...

My first day in Italy was truly a dream come true. This would be the only night in Europe I'm staying in a hotel. The rest of the nights I am staying in hostels. I just wanted to treat myself and catch up after the jet lag, shower without flip flops and enjoy Milan in style. I arrived at the Doubletree Hotel a few miles from the City Center. The hotel lobby was very posh and blew away my expectations. They handed me a warm cookie which I love so saved it in my r...

The flight to Italy went by pretty fast. After I got situated in my seat, I took two pills to put me to sleep however, I'm sure one would have been enough to do the trick. I felt dizzy and quickly fell asleep on the tray table. I was woken up for dinner which was a delicious plate of ravioli and came with Milano cookies. When we started to descend there was a unreal view of the country side. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I started to cry because it was u...