I was unusually excited for this adventure. I have heard for years about all of the great sights, tastes and experiences that Italy has to offer. I had had enough of hearing about it and wanted to jump in head first. Luckily, the fight from Barcelona to Florence was only $88.00. It was go time! [...]
Although I don’t remember which country I was in, I remember the conversation very well. I was staying at an AirBnB rental with an extremely friendly host. I sat in a funny colored chair in my host’s living room while I worked on the emptying my e-mail inbox. My host walked into the room and [...]
About a month ago, I was talking to my mom, dad and sister about starting the European leg of my bucket list adventure. We were reminiscing about old trips when my mom surprised me by interrupting the conversation. “Danny, what exactly are you looking for?” Even though it wasn’t the first time I had been [...]
Stockholm, Sweden was another place on my bucket list that I knew virtually nothing about but found myself on an airplane heading towards it. As I have mentioned in the past, I am a big fan of walking. It turned out that Stockholm was built for walkers and I quickly learned to take advantage of [...]
I work up, rolled over in bed and reached for my laptop. In my inbox sat my least favorite type of e-mail. The sender was British Airways Customer Services and the subject line read “Cancellation”. Under normal circumstances, major airlines will automatically rebook you on routine flights so as soon as I saw the subject [...]