Milan and Lavagna September 11th 2009 Italia!
9/11 - 9/14
Italy was great! We balanced out the sight seeing with some beach time (Ryan was itching to get in the ocean). Daily gelato stops were made and Ryan also found pull up bars in many cities (he hunts for them in every new place. usually he finds something suitable in a playground...creeper)
We arrive in Milan about 930 in the morning. We swiftly find a hostel and I decid ... read more
Europe » Italy Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more
Howdy, this is Ryan and Claire's travel blog. We are heading to Europe first and fly into Madrid on 8/17/09. After two months of whatever that entails, we'll be heading to Central America (after a quick nod to a lanky fellow in Miami) and arrive in Guatemala on 10/17/09. After one month of busing down Central America, we'll be flying into Colombia and after another month, we should be flying home from Argentina around 12/20/09. If you've been counting (or just noted the start and end dates), that's 4 months abroad, in the middle of Claire's young career and before Ryan has even started his... full info