Better Half of A Beckman

Day 9

Tonight starts my journey back to Chicago. However, I still have a little over half a day in Rome. I can eat a fair amount in a half a day. I…

Day 8

To start off I had an ambitious day. I had a tour at the Coliseum and the Vatican (3 hours each) and then supposed to see the Trevi Fountain and…

Day 7

Today was by far my most favorite day on the trip thus far. Not only did I get to go on my street food tour but I also go to fly to Rome and start my experience here.

I started the morning at 10:30 standing next to that same pile of dog shit from yesterday. But luckily this time there were…

Day 6

I think karma is really getting back at me for skipping all those classes in college. Today my street food tour guide literally just skipped work…

Day 5

Today started off with much disappointment. The hype for La Boqueria was real. I woke up at 7:00 to get there when it opens at 8:00. I wanted enough time before my flight at 12 to experience even some of what it had to offer. But when I got there [not before getting called out by two prostitutes and a homeless guy…

Day 4

I woke up early and eager to get after it today. I took the metro to Port Vell to see the ocean and get some breakfast on the water. Now, I kind of…

Day 3

Day 3 started off with me waking up half naked, sweating my ass off with a pounding headache on a hard mattress, in a foreign city at around 4 am. I believe the headache was caused by a mix of total dehydration, booze, and lack of caffeine. All of which I would replenish at breakfast by another meal by my hosts…

Day 2

I apologize for the lateness of this post. Yesterday was my big travel day to get to Barcelona. Which meant a 7 hour flight to Dublin then 6 hour lay over where I found a nice spot to sleep in a McDonalds booth… in the airport. Cozy. Then another 3 hour flight to Barcelona.

Day 1

So far my day has been filled with the greatest fast food sandwich in the world. Potbelly’s. Yes, that is a fact. No, Jersey Mike’s is not better. Technically, today is day 1 even though I will land in Dublin tomorrow (June 2) and that begins my trip. But I wanted to start a little early. Things I have learned thus…