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Heart & snark-filled stories from a solo-traveling outdoor adventurist

  • Tips for Visiting Vatican City || terragoes.com
    Adventures,  Europe,  Italy

    7 Ways to Avoid Losing Your Mind While Exploring Vatican City

    April 18, 2018 /

    The Vatican Museums house something like 70,000 pieces of art, only 20,000 of which are on display. It’s one of the largest museums in the world and includes 54 galleries, including the Sistine Chapel. The museums were founded by Pope Julius II in the 16th century and today it is the 4th most-visited museum in the world, with around 6 million visitors shuffling their way through the galleries each year. And then there’s the rest of Vatican City: the Basilica, the Square and centuries of history.

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    January 28, 2022
    Crossing the Tiber: A Roman Walking Tour || terragoes.com

    Crossing the Tiber: A Roman Walking Tour

    July 24, 2017
    Foiled Adventures || terragoes.com

    Foiled Attempts at Adventure, Doing Dumb Things & Some Learning

    March 26, 2018
  • Feelings on Florence || terragoes.com
    Adventures,  Europe,  Italy

    Florence & Destination Disappointment

    March 5, 2018 /

    Everyone told me I’d hate Venice and love Florence, but that’s not what happened. Instead, I hated Florence and fell instantly in love with Venice. I wasn’t an intentional honey badger on this one, I promise. In fact, we spent weeks debating whether or not to even go to Venice having heard such lackluster reviews of the place, but Florence was always on the list. It wasn’t even a topic of debate, really, it just was. Of course we’d go to Florence, we said. Because it’s Florence. 

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    Crossing the Tiber: A Roman Walking Tour || terragoes.com

    Crossing the Tiber: A Roman Walking Tour

    July 24, 2017
    Tips for Visiting Vatican City || terragoes.com

    7 Ways to Avoid Losing Your Mind While Exploring Vatican City

    April 18, 2018

    Laid Over in Amsterdam

    June 19, 2017
  • Assisi, Italy || TERRAGOES.COM
    Adventures,  Europe,  Italy

    5 Reasons I Fell In Love With Assisi, Italy

    February 12, 2018 /

    I can’t remember when we discussed it or when we made the decision, but at some point, between America and the Middle East, we decided. “We’re going to Italy,” he said.

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    Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts || TERRAGOES.COM

    Backstage at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

    December 26, 2017
    5 Ways to Travel Smarter || TERRAGOES.COM

    5 Things That Help Me Travel Smarter

    February 26, 2018

    10 Scamper-Worthy Sights to See at Death Valley National Park

    November 13, 2018
  • Bonus Adventuring to Murano & Burano || TERRAGOES.COM
    Adventures,  Europe,  Italy

    Bonus Adventuring to Murano & Burano

    October 3, 2017 /

    We thought it was time to go home. We’d spent almost three weeks scampering around Italy, starting in Rome and meandering our way north to Venice. Everything was packed, we had comfy travel clothes on and we were ready to go home, ready to be in one place for more than a few days. We took a boat to the airport, checked our bags, had one last glass of wine and got in the line to board the plane. It was a bittersweet moment. The trip we’d spent our lives dreaming about was coming to an end. We had some feelings.

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    Appomattox Court House National Historical Park || TERRAGOES.COM

    6 Things I Learned at Appomattox Court House Historical Park

    November 1, 2017

    10 Scamper-Worthy Sights to See at Death Valley National Park

    November 13, 2018
    A Handful of Hours in Verona, City of Lovers || terragoes.com

    A Handful of Hours in Verona, City of Love

    July 12, 2017
  • How to Spend 20 Days in Italy || TERRAGOES.COM
    Adventures,  Europe,  Italy

    How to Spend 20 Days in Italy

    September 5, 2017 /

    I’ve wanted to go to Italy for as long as I’ve known I was Italian. So, pretty much always. It’s been on my bucket list for actual decades. When I was deployed last year, along with John, my (now ex-)boyfriend, we started talking about trips to take after the deployment. He’s Italian. I’m Italian. We’d both always dreamed of visiting Italy, so Italy it was.

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    January 10, 2022
    Tide Pooling at Cabrillo National Monument || terragoes.com

    Poking anemones at Cabrillo National Monument

    July 31, 2017
    Cape Hatteras National Seashore || terragoes.com

    Exploring the Bodie Island Light Station at Cape Hatteras National Seashore

    September 10, 2018
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