Have you ever met a person where you just thought “wow, this is amazing; this is something special; this is simply someone that I want to be around.” You can’t explain it and you don’t know exactly why you feel this way but there is just something, something intangible that exists between you and this person.
Well, I met such a person while in Florence, Italy and it was the best 45 seconds of my trip to Italy.
Florence is a perfect blend of tourist attraction, romance, entertainment, and general enjoyment. It has everything that you would want. The city is beautiful; the sites are world-famous; the clubs and pubs are close together; and the city is generally quite enjoyable.
When I arrived in Florence Continue reading »
I’m in Florence, Italy and the people in the hostel run by Mike Tyson (read “Does a Serial Killer Live Here?” article) decided to go out to the clubs for a few drinks. First off, they are soooo expensive – have your drinks beforehand. And second, this one particular club has the craziest urinals I have ever seen.
Urinal with Lips!
My first Hostel experience in years was in Florence in 2012. Money becomes quite a bit scarcer once you pay for things yourself and I was now traveling on my own dime. The last hostel that I stayed in years before this was a very nice and new hostel. It was big, clean, SAFE, and full of people that follow rules! As such, I expected all hostels to be like this. I was wrong, very wrong… Continue reading »