Upon arrival in Florence we did a lot of wondering around. At first we did not really know where to begin so we decided to sort of walk around the place. Just around the corner from our hostel was the leather market and one of the best sandwich shops we had the pleasure of eating at on our trip. The leather market was a lot of fun. Michelle and I did a lot of haggling there. It was fun to interact with the sales people and see what they had to say about their not...

We arrived in Venice early in the day. As we walked off the train neither one of us could really wrap out heads around actually being here. We were advised to invest in a map, so getting one at the closest stand was our number one priority. After doing so we had made our way to our hostel. It was located in a nice area surrounded by everything we planned to visit while in Venice. That day we spent walking along the street and random alleys, learning our way arou...

After a long day of travel, we had finally arrived in Cinque Terre. We stayed in the last of the five towns called Rionaggiore. This town was the closest to La Spezia and was known as the least touristy one of the five, so we were excited to have a good local experience. To get to our hostel we had to walk up a very steep hill, it literately felt like we were walking the streets in San Francisco. With our heavy packs attached to our backs, it sure felt like a goo...