I spent Sunday May 10th at Pompeii. Getting there was pretty easy, I just took the Circumvesuviana train from Naples Central Station, it has a separate entrance and ticket than the other trains, but there are plenty of clear signs. It’s even named after going around Vesuvius so should be easy to remember. You take…

My second day in Naples was also a really good day. It was a long whirlwind day full of museums, sites, and lots of delicious food. Without much in the way of lines or crowds at most of the places I went, it was amazing just how much I did today. Compared to the pace…

Today I took the train from Rome to Naples. I did a bit of shopping around on price and options and ended up with a window seat on one of the express trains for only €17! That’s a great deal. The Regional trains are about €12 and take over two and a half hours, while…

My last few days in Rome were pretty laid back. After the whirlwind first 5 days where I was going to a bunch of places, walking around all day, and generally being very busy and getting up early, I wanted a few days to take it easy. And also to focus on things like finding…

For my fifth day in Rome, I decided to head out to Ostia Antica and see the ruins of the ancient harbor city of Rome. I did not know just what I was in for, it was truly amazing and I think a must-see on any visit to Rome. It’s surprisingly easy to get to,…

Vatican City is a must-see site in Rome. It can be daunting with the long lines and big crowds, but it’s definitely worth it. I went to Vatican City on Monday morning, and through a combination of planning and luck I think the visit there worked out extremely well. And as it can be a…

This was Sunday, May 3rd (I’m already falling a little behind). As I knew from the day before, the ticket for the Colosseum & Forum was going to be free today, so I made sure to get to the Colosseum a little early to take advantage of that. I got there about 20 minutes before…

After a great night’s sleep, first full night’s sleep in several days, I woke up and had breakfast at my kitchen table with some of what I bought at the market the night before. I had a lazy morning in the apartment before heading out. I stopped at the nearby train station to buy a…

May 1, 2015 was my first day abroad, arriving in Rome. So here’s the blog post for that day, a little late per the previous post. After Day 1 of my travels, so far so good. It started the day before with getting here. The ways things worked out with where I was and using…