Okay, so I haven't posted anything in a few days, but I am still alive, I assure you. So, our last day in Naples we climbed to the crater at the top of Mount Vesuvius and visited the archaeological site of Herculaneum (Ercolano Scavi) and finished the night off with drinks with the friends we'd made in Naples. For some reason, there was no bartender at the hostel that night, so I began making my own drinks and attempted to pay the receptionist for them, but she...

We were so exhausted after our flights that we decided to take today and explore the beaches of Naples instead of trekking up Mount Vesuvius (which we'll be doing tomorrow with any luck). We took a ferry early in the morning to Ischia, one of the islands off the coast. The ride lasted about two hours, and our skins were already baking by the time we got off. This heat is no joke. Once in Ischia we strolled through the streets and purchased some wine and fruit fro...

So, after our three flights (a total of about 12 hours of flight), we finally landed in Naples. We got off the plane, picked up our luggage, and stepped out into a brilliant sunny Italian day. We had printed directions to the hostel prior to our departure, and the bus that we were supposed to take was directly across the street from the exit of the airport. So, we hopped on that (thankfully, we had remembered to already exchange our dollars for euros), and rode...

I keep looking at my one sad little backpacking and wondering how I can possibly fit all of my things in it (and I'm really wishing I could take Nugget along as well, for company when Carrie and I fight (which we most certainly will do if only to maintain some sense of normalcy)). I have about a hundred little ziplocs filled with things to pack, and I keep squeezing them to try and get a little more air out of them, begging them to defy the laws of science. It al...