The Colors of Liguria

Primarily green- it's all about the pesto

 Posted on January 8, 2020  |  9 minutes  |  1916 words  |  Mollie Glovinsky

The day prior to us leaving the Amalfi Coast was the final day the ferry to Salerno would be operating earlier than 10:00 AM. This was very unfortunate for us because it meant we’d have to take a bus to Salerno in order to catch our 10:00 AM train. Up to this point, we had managed to avoid … [Read More]
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The Amalfi Coast

Sunshine and Lemon Groves

 Posted on December 19, 2019  |  7 minutes  |  1321 words  |  Mollie Glovinsky

We took our second (and mercifully last) night train from Siracusa to Salerno- ending up with not much more sleep than our first time, but thankfully there was running water and electricity this time around. Once in Salerno, we boarded the ferry to Amalfi. We spent the better part of the day … [Read More]
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Sicilia

Land of Granita and Mandarinetto

 Posted on December 16, 2019  |  5 minutes  |  1029 words  |  Mollie Glovinsky

We left Arezzo by train at 8:30 AM to Rome, dropped off our bags, explored Rome all day (by walking over 18 miles), then hopped on the night train bound for Sicily at 11:00 PM. Yes, you read that right: you can take a train to the ISLAND of Sicily. There are no bridges from the mainland. The train … [Read More]
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Toscana for Twenty Sunrises

Taking in the beauty, history, and gelato

 Posted on November 12, 2019  |  18 minutes  |  3727 words  |  Ryan and Mollie

(This article was cowritten, so paragraphs beginning with “M” were written by Mollie and ones beginning with “R” were written by Ryan) M - After our sprint through Scotland, France, and Switzerland, we knew we needed to land somewhere for a good long while. This fit into our … [Read More]
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