La Bella Vita

Confession: I'm a horrible blogger.  I constantly forget to keep up with any blog I start and I am guilty of letting good blogs sit abandoned for years.  But, as I sit here at Seattle International Airport awaiting the first leg of my journey to Italy, I vow to do my best at keeping up with this blog!  I've been unbelievably blessed to have this opportunity to travel the world, and I want to share it with as many friends as possible.

The Adventure Begins

In case you weren't sure, the title of this blog (Avventure Toscana) translates into Tuscan Adventure.  I hope that is exactly what this will be.  Five weeks spent in the heart of Tuscany...the seat of the Italian Renaissance...and the heartbeat of Italy.  Okay, I embellished that last part a bit.  But I'm really excited!

After procrastinating for weeks on the details of my Italy trip, I finally kicked it into high gear last weekend and made things happen.  We're talking travel folders, copies of important documents, meticulous packing, etc.  All the things that make a slightly OCD traveler like me giddy.  In the spirit of being uber prepared, I even printed out my travel itinerary in both Italian and English!

As a self-professed OCD packer, I'm also astoundingly great at packing in as few bags as possible.  Here I go for 5 weeks in Italy (a female!), and these are my bags:

I should win a medal.  Although, it could also have to do with the unbelievably strict bag guidelines on Condor Airlines...but Ishould still win a prize. But enough about bags and OCD packing.  That's boring!  Unless you're OCD.

And, so.  After fighting the droll  masses of the TSA Security line, I sit here waiting to bored what is going to be the longest flight of my life to date.  Ten hours to Frankfurt International Airport. And then an hour and a half skip over to Florence.

It is here I shall leave you for now.  My posts from here on out will be all about my experiences of the sights, sounds, and adventures of Italy.  I'll endeavor to bring you on my adventure and help you explore Tuscany from the comfort of your bottom.

Next stop: Florence by way of Frankfurt! (But first the duty free shop they do conveniently placed next to my gate...)