Dreaming of Travel: Italy

Welcome to a new blog series I am introducing. A departure from my usual topics, I am hopeful this can become one of my mainstays. While many people who read one of my articles may only be interested in some of what I write, this is something we can all be bonded by: a love for travel and learning about the world.

Having visited five countries in my travels outside of the United States, I’ve gotten a taste of what the rest of the world has to offer through Canada, England, France, Mexico, and Spain. That still leaves roughly 190 countries I have not visited. In this series, I’ll focus on at least one of them a month in the hopes of crossing them off my list some day.

While that day may feel eons away due to the pandemic’s travel restrictions, it won’t stop me from dreaming of travel. Time for me to pack my virtual bags and get my passport ready, because the first stamp will be colored red, white, and green.

Disclaimer: This is not meant to be a comprehensive travel guide, just me expressing my thoughts on a country I wish to travel someday in an entertaining and succinct way in which you too could visualize yourself being on that land.

Welcome to Italy

Italy is located in Southern Europe, bordered by the countries France, Austria, Switzerland, and Slovenia (along with surrounding micronations San Marino and Vatican City). Surrounded by three sides by the Meditteranean Sea, the Meditteranean influences the nation from its climate to its food and everything in…