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VENICE, ITALY: Lisa and I arrived at our campgrounds in Venice on the 4th of July, trust me, I definitely was missing those barbeques and fireworks at home...but, I was in Venice....which is so much better! The campground was quite outside of the city, and we arrived later in the evening...so we just headed to the bar to treat ourselves since it was the 4th. We stayed longer than intended, and danced with a ton of americans, who were enjoying the holiday as well. The next day Lisa and I walked around Venice all day with the intentions of getting lost...because it is relatively difficult to read a map, and not get lost. Venice is breathtaking, the canals, bridges, and boats are so picturesque...you definitely find yourself snapping photos nonstop. We finally made our way ... read more

TUSCANY, ITALY: Lisa and I spent four nights in the Tuscany region in Italy. The first two were spent at a campground outside of Grossetto, a small city on the western coast of italy. Transportation to and from the campground was a bit pricy, so we ended up staying at the campgrounds for both nights. We again stayed in a 2 person house tent, a tent with literally enough space for the two cot-like beds inside. The campground had a nice beach across the road, where we enjoyed the sunset on our first night there. Our other two nights in Tuscany were spent in the Chianti region in a little town called Tavarnelle. On our full day there we took a bus to the medieval town of San Gimignano. This town was gorgeous, as well ... read more

AMALFI COAST, ITALY: POSITANO Ah, how gorgeous the town...how far away we were from it. haha...actually, we planned on staying in Sorrento, which is where our hostel said it was....well, the name of it was Youth Hostel Sorrento...but actually, it was in the town before sorrento (sant agnello), which was fine....except for the mile long hike...uphill...to get to it. At midnight (because it took us 15 hours to get there from switzerland) with a 40 pound pack on your back.....does not make for fun times. But anyways, the 2 days we were there, Lisa and I headed to Positano, a beautiful town along the amalfi coastline. Both days we escaped the heat, and headed for the beach. Now, considering how beautiful positano was, the beach was not the same. The sand...well the rocks...were black. So, ... read more

INTERLAKEN: So sometime on the 13th lisa and i arrived in Interlaken, Switzerland....after over 12 hours on a train...we arrived at our hostel....in the pouring rain. The hostel we stayed at was called Funny Farm....and it was definitely a party hostel (as are most hostels in interlaken, considering it's an adventure town). So, we made our way to the bar behind the hostel, and it didn't take much considering we ate practically nothing that day. We then headed to the nightclub at our hostel, which had almost noone in it......instead, we went to the night club at funny farm's rival hostel...Balmer's. They were having a beach party, like they hold every wednesday night. Lisa and I were surprised at the prizes that they give away. The DJ kept announcing some prize about skydiving....i, being quite ... read more

Ah, we´ve survived a week in Morocco, which was a much harder than i had originally expected. Lisa and I began our trip in Marrakech on the 2nd, after flying in from Madrid. We planned a full week here due to our preconceived notion that it would be quite difficult to get to the desert for some camel riding. Turns out this was not the case....so here goes.... MARRAKECH First arriving in Marrakech was incredibly overwhelming, to say the least. We took a bus in from the airport and showed him where our hostel was. He dropped us off at the Djemma el Fna and told us to go left. Hilarious. The Djemma el Fna is Africa´s largest medina, or city square. It is filled with snake charmers, storytellers, boxing, people selling everything, etc. There ... read more