The Trip: Italy 2016, Pisa The Story: When I set the itinerary for the journey, given a week to explore the northwest of Italy, I made trade-offs; that left only an afternoon in Pisa en route from Vernazza to Florence. My dad and I got off the regional train at the Pisa S. Rossore station, close … [Read more...]
Vivid Boats Occupy Syracuse Harbor
The Trip: Italy 2014 (Syracuse) The Story: In 2014 I had the opportunity to travel to Italy with my dad; we visited Rome on south to Sicily. It was a trip driven by a desire to see a mix of the history of the region: Italian, Roman, and Catholic Church. Previously, my dad traveled the country … [Read more...]
Serendipitous San Francisco Reflection
The Trip: San Francisco 2007 I met my dad in Denver for spring break during my Junior year of college. We took the California Zephyr across the Rockies and over the beautiful Sierra Nevadas past Lake Tahoe. A fire had destroyed a section of the rail bridge near Sacramento, so a bus completed the … [Read more...]