Throughout the pandemic I read several articles that mentioned how incredible Venice has been with such a reduced number of tourists and the dramatic improvement in the canals' water quality, which is due in no small part to the local government (finally) issuing a permanent ban on cruise ships. I was eager to visit Venice without the crowds, and I am so glad we prioritized it as our first continental trip this autumn.
We had always talked about taking a big trip to Greece and, most importantly, one of Andy's friends was getting married at a beach resort in Parga just a few weeks after our wedding...taking our honeymoon in Greece was a no-brainer. We spent time in Athens at the beginning and end of our trip, and then spent five days on the Ionian Sea in Parga for our friends' wedding before celebrating our honeymoon on the islands of Milos, Sifnos, and Santorini.
The trip I get asked about the most is the two weeks we spent with Andy's mother in Italy to celebrate her retirement and the completion of his MBA. It was Andy's mom's first time in Europe and there is also just SO much to see and do in Italy, so I spent a lot more time planning this trip than I typically would...and it paid off! During our 12-day trip to Italy, we spent a few days each in Milan, Vernazza (Cinque Terre), Florence, Montepulciano (Val d'Orcia region of Tuscany), and Rome.
Lindsey in London 