After visting Rome I rode the train North to the La Spezia region. I stayed there for one week in the small town of Le Grazie. My Airbnb hosts were wonderful (buongiorno Angela y Raimondo!), and I got to experience what I would consider a Mediterranean hurricane. It was an eventful week that started with a visit to the town of Portovenere.

After spending two weeks in Greece I flew to Rome, Italy. While I was there I visited the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, the Piazza Venezia, the Colosseum, and the Vatican.

After spending time in Sami I drove across the island to Argostolion, where I would spend the week for my 30th birthday. I hiked to the top of Mount Ainos, the tallest peak on the island, then spent my birthday on Petani Beach.

After leaving Corinth I took a bus to Patras. There, I boarded a ferry headed to the island of Kefalonia. During my first few days on the island I visited the Melissani Cave, Antisamos Beach, and Myrtos Beach.

I took a train from Athens to Corinth. While there I visited the Corinth Canal, Ancient Corinth, and the Acrocorinth.

After the cold and wind and rain in the UK and Ireland I flew to Greece to warm up and see the Sun. My first stop was Athens.

Whilst in Dublin, the Smiths and I rented a car and took a day trip to the Cliffs of Moher. We hiked along the cliffs for a few hours, then hiked back in the rain (which took another hour). We got chocolate chip muffins to treat ourselves afterwards.

After Glasgow we flew to Dublin, the land of Guinness.

I met back up with the Smiths for a couple of days in Glasgow before we made our way to Dublin.

While Amanda and Ben went on a road trip in northern Scotland I spent a few days in Helensburgh, which is a small town on the water to the northwest of Glasgow.