I arrived in Rome just before 9pm. I had arrived to the one place I wanted to be the most. I'm not even sure why I wanted to see Rome so badly but when I get my mind set on something I won't let it rest until I do it. California was my dream to live and Rome was my dream to visit. I pulled out my camera and zoomed in to Mitch's directions of the hostel Hotel Beautiful that I had snapped a picture of earlier. The directions said once you exit the train station via...

Now that I've walked the streets of Naples, I know what it will look like when the world is ending. This city had lost complete control. It reminded me of Gotham in the movie Batman. It was dark and eerie. There was no logic when it came to traffic, motorcycles were racing by, cars did not stop for pedestrians, trash lined the streets. It gave me a new appreciation for laws. Clearly no one was abiding them here. There was a lot of crime. There were men who lay bl...

I woke up to Chonny calling my name again. She wanted to have breakfast together one last time. I asked her about her next travels. She was heading to Budapest this afternoon and then back to Scotland. She asked where I was heading and I decided that I would follow the Australians to Naples. I said my goodbyes to Kate, Shee and Chonny. It was tough saying goodbye to Chonny because we really came to know each other in this short trip. We linked on Facebook a...

In Florence- I am learning so much. This morning I woke up to Choony calling my name to wake me for breakfast. I threw on some clothes and headed down to see what this free meal was all about. It reminded me of something from a movie or university because I can't remember the last time I stayed in a dorm and received a free meal. Once we walked to the front, the man asked what number breakfast we wanted to order and Choony was set on number eight, scrambled eggs...

When the train arrived in Florence, this time I was going to be on my toes. I realized that a taxi is extremely expensive and you can get most places by bus or metro. I hadn't done my homework on how to get to my hostel. I was going to just by a bus ticket and look at the map and piece it together somehow. I stood in line for the bus ticket and practiced my Italian on the iPod. By clicking the buttons and selecting what I wanted to say and it reads it out loud a...