After waking to perfect weather, we headed to the port in Sorrento and caught a ferry to Capri, a small island off the coast, and had one of the best days of the trip so far. After arriving, we immediately hopped onto a small motorboat with about 20 other people and admired the gorgeous coastline on the way to the Blue Grotto, a sea cave where the sunlight shines through the water creating a bright blue color. At the entrance to the Blue Grotto, men in rowboats...

Steph and I based ourselves for four nights in Sorrento, a small coastal town in close proximity to Pompei, the Amalfi Coast and the island of Capri. Today we headed to the Amalfi Coast, one of my top destinations that I just could not wait to see on this trip. We decided to rent scooters for the day, but Steph left her driver's license at home so we could only rent one, though we were going to head to another scooter rental agency to see if I could rent a seco...

On our way from Rome to Sorrento we stopped to see the ruins of Pompeii, a town that was destroyed and buried in ash by Mount Vesuvius' volcanic eruption in 79 AD. The preserved town was discovered in 1748 and excavation revealed what life was like during the height of the Roman Empire. The town consisted of everything that would be found in a small, modern day town: streets lined with houses and busineses, places of worship, and entertainment facilities. The ...

An overnight ferry ride carried us across the Adriatic Sea which was followed by a train ride to Italy's capital, Rome, where we spent three nights and 2 days. Our first goal on Day 1: to see the infamous Colosseum. The weather finally decided to turn against us and the rain made sightseeing a more difficult task as we tried to keep our cameras dry while taking pictures. The Colosseum was incredible. We walked around the different levels inside, imagining the...

While it was definitely a neat little town, Venice was probably the biggest tourist trap of the the trip so far. The narrow alleys were absolutely crowded with tourists. I have always wanted to go to Venice but the novelty wore off in about 3 hours after each waterway started looking the same. However, we couldn't go to Venice without riding in a gondola. As we floated under bridges we were the objects in many photographs as fellow tourists snapped pictures o...