2020 is going to be an exciting year…. Baby Brother is arriving in April! {Thanks for reading! Want to know a little more about me? I’m a CPA learning how to balance a career with motherhood...

Daniel and I fondly refer to our early 2016 European backpacking trip as “Big Europe”. It was, indeed, a big trip! I’ve written travel guides and summaries of our time in each of...

After taking the train from Sorrento to Naples to Rome, we checked into our hotel (this cute place I found for a steal on Hotels.com) and got a good night’s sleep. Our three-day itinerary...

After taking the train from Sorrento to Naples to Rome, we checked into our hotel (this cute place I found for a steal on Hotels.com) and got a good night’s sleep. Our three-day itinerary...

Today I’m sharing a guide to a day in Pompeii and a day in Naples. In my last Travel with Me post, I laid out our time on Italy’s Amalfi Coast, where we made our home base in Sorrento...

After soaking in a bit more of Tuscany with two days in Siena, and after our most “dramatic” train mishap of the entire 2.5 month trip (story for another time), we headed south down...

After exploring the culture and food amidst the hustle and bustle of Florence, we were ready to get a taste of more Tuscan countryside. We escaped to the slower-paced Italian town of Siena. While...

As we made our way south by train from Cinque Terre to Florence, we could not have been more excited to explore the capital of Tuscany. The Tuscany I had seen in movies and read about in books...

After living the dream in Lake Como for five days, we headed east to Venice! I already shared all about our time in Venice in a guest post on Ashley’s blog, The Wandering Weekenders. Check...

Our next stop in Italy was one of our most anticipated – five glorious days of relaxation in Lake Como! We were excited to pause and take a break from the go-go-go of our backpacking trip...