Tag: wanderlust

The Great Italian Road Trip 2023, Part 4–Ercolano and Napoli!

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Salve amici! Welcome back! Hope everyone had a lovely week. Let’s jump right into it, shall we? After the most spectacular McDonald’s visit ever, the trip down the Autostrada was relatively uneventful. Except for this bit of automotive excellence: That’s right, it’s the DACIA SANDERO!!! Three of you got that joke. Anywho….. Arrival in Ercolano didn’t take very long at all, and it was immediately up the hill to the crater of Vesuvius. Along the… Read the entire post here!

The Great Italian Road Trip 2023, Part 3–ROMA!!!

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Well well well. Look at me. Forgetting to schedule a post like an idiot. *sips old fashioned* Well kids, I apologize profusely for that, that’s on me entirely. I’m sure you’ll forget all about it when you kick back and read about the absolute MAJESTY that is…..Roma. (that’s “Rome” for those of you not enrolled with Duolingo’s intensive Italian tutelage) Let’s see, where did we leave off? AH YES!!! I had just finished (looks at… Read the entire post here!

The Great Italian Road Trip 2023, Part 2–Firenze

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Ciao ragazzi, and welcome back! Nice to see everyone’s (hopefully) smiling faces again (and if you aren’t, you will be by the end of this post!). We left the action last week with a sad farewell to one of the most amazing cities on the planet, Venezia, and we pick up the story after a vaporetto and bus ride to Marco Polo airport, in order to retrieve the (alleged) VW Golf from Sixt. It wasn’t… Read the entire post here!

The Great Italian Road Trip 2023, Part 1–Carnevale di Venezia

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Well hello there everyone! It’s been a fair minute, but it’s nice to see you all back again. Your dear old friend the Professor has been on yet another adventure across Italia, sort of a “reverse order” from last year. We start our fun not in Venice as the title implies, but in a quiet subdivision outside Baltimore. (Yes, it’s a bit word-heavy at first but I *PROMISE* the photos are coming…) I awoke at… Read the entire post here!

The Spectacular Adventure of Tomorrowland 2022 (Part One)

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Hello and happy Friday once again!! Today is part one of the spectacular trip around Tomorrowland 2022 (Weekend 2). Let’s get right to it, shall we? Late in 2019, I said screw it….2020 is the year of the Professor’s 40th, let’s do Tomorrowland. If you’ve read the posts here about EDC Las Vegas, Tomorrowland is Europe’s answer to EDC. I was so excited. The Professor, the Aging Raver, was about to go International. If you’ve… Read the entire post here!

Heroic Conclusion of Epic Italian Grand Tour: Carnival in Venice

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Yes friends, it’s time for the conclusion of this bucket-list grade road trip up Italy. But fear not, for we have another (albeit nowhere near as involved) RaveHajj coming next month, and other adventures yet this year. For now, pour a glass of your favorite beverage and join me on this final installment. We left the action on the way out of Firenze, having to decide between the “scenic” and “direct” routes through Tuscany. Granted,… Read the entire post here!

Epic Grand Tour of Italia Part 4, Firenze

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Rome was, of course, truly stunning. However, three hours after leaving Rome, the Jeep Renegade arrived in Florence. Home to the Medici, Machiavelli, Leonardo Da Vinci, Dante, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Brunelleschi, Guccio Gucci, and birthplace of what is considered the modern Italian language itself…it is beyond belief. Rich in history, culture, art, and of course….FOOD (and maybe drink). Astute observers will recognize that I am, in fact, a fan of the Assassin’s Creed series of video… Read the entire post here!

Epic Italian Grand Tour (Road Trip) Part 3 – Rome

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Welcome back! It’s time for the third installment of this amazing series. Are you ready? Let’s head to Rome! After packing up from the overnight at Il San Cristoforo (one night is NOT enough, next year there’s already additional time being spent in the Naples area), it was onward and upward. The journey to Rome was uneventful, but the views were absolutely stunning. Sadly since I was driving and the rozzers were plentiful along the… Read the entire post here!

Epic Italian Road Trip 2022 Part 2 – Pompeii

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Hello everyone and happy Friday! Being a Friday, that means two things are certain. First: Additionally, being that it’s Friday, it’s time for another chapter of the Professor’s amazing Italian road trip/Grand Tour. Today, we’re hitting Naples, but unfortunately due to time constraints only one night could be spent there. So we’re really covering the 6+ hours spent at Pompeii (and trust me you could spend three days exploring that incredible location) and the killer… Read the entire post here!

I’M BACK!! Epic Italian Road Trip 2022, Part 1: Palermo

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Well hello lovelies!! It’s been a hell of a couple years. Hope you and yours all weathered everything okay. It’s been too long. TOO. DAMN. LONG. But the good news is, the Professor is back and having a grand old time….and took a ton of photos to share it all with his favorite ragazzi. HOWEVER, and there *IS* a “however” to this….it absolutely HAS be in several parts, because it was one *HELL* of an… Read the entire post here!