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My Visit Stats

  • 50/50 US States
  • 50/195 Countries Worldwide
  • 25/60 US National Parks
  • 6/7 Continents
  • 10/10 Canadian Provinces

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If you're planning an Italian getaway, it's good to know about "COPERTO" -- when you sit in a restaurant for a meal or a drink, your bill will have sales tax AND "coperto," which is essentially a table tax for sitting at the table (a charge for using the tablecloth, napkin, silverware, etc.) Generally, the coperto is anywhere between €1 to €5 (depending on the popularity of the restaurant). ⠀ This was super weird for me because, as an American, I'm totally not used to it... But Italians think nothing of it (just like Americans don't even think twice about tipping). By the way, tipping in Europe is nice, and expected with good service, but not as much as in the US...
Fun little hike above Kotor -- one of my favorite cities in Montenegro! If you're planning to visit Montenegro, then Kotor is a must (even if you just stay in the city center and not hike the mountains). By the way, at the top of this mountain is a bar with cold beer -- best hike of the trip! Haha!
PNW 💙 From when I used to live out of my car, and roam free, where ever the wind blew me ....
#TRAVELTIPS✈ 🇮🇹 Italy ⠀ If you're near Naples and have already been to Pompeii (or just want to avoid those crowds), check out Herculaneum! It's actually closer to Naples and has just as much history and story as Pompeii. ⠀ Both were burried in the ash and lava flow from the erruption of Mount Vesuvius and have very similar artifacts to see. However, unlike Pompeii, the heavy blanket of lava that covered Herculaneum carbonized and preserved wood and other organic-based materials such as roofs, beds, doors, food, etc. Seeing how people lived so long ago, and being able to walk through the town, was really amazing. ⠀ Picture: The holes you see in the counter near me were to hold pots of different temperatures to cook food (or to keep it cold). This was actually the first "fast food" places where people would grab something on their way to work... So cool! ⠀ Sidenote: This was the last time I ever saw my favorite hat! RIP hat =(
Right now, this stone has a routine, a job, a boss... But this stone's heart was made for traveling, continuously rolling, and gathering no moss.
Snowboarding in Norway!
Somewhere between Sweden and Norway, from the road trip last week. Such a pretty drive, and not enough stops to take pictures!
This entire island in Montenegro is owned by a hotel. You need to be a guest of the hotel to cross the land bridge (believe me, I tried). But even if you're not a guest on that island, you can still enjoy the beaches all around! ⠀ Side note: This town name cracks me up because it's pronounced like "Sweaty Stephan" HAHA!
How people treat you, is their karma. How you react, is yours.