So I did a thing.

On a whim I decided to go on a little trip.

What was the biggest take away from this trip?  ALWAYS fly first-ish class.  If you’re going to be on a plane for 16 hours, shell out the extra cash to get the comfortable seats.
What was the coolest thing I learned from this trip?  I like fish and chips.  My travel partner ordered it and I decided to try a bite and I was hooked. I now kick myself for not ordering it the whole time I was in Ireland!
What was the plan time?  None really. I did some research on where I was going and decided it would be better if I was just a passenger princess on the trip and that is what I did. It was the very first vacation where I didn’t have to plan anything.  I put in my headphones and listened to Taylor Swift as we road tripped across a whole couple countries.
So what’s next?  Well, I want to go to Scotland, but this trip makes me want to see Italy now.  I want to sit in the same places as Marcus Aurelius and his band of stoics hung out.  I want to see the coliseums.  On this trip I only got to see one, but there are more I want to see.

This trip has rekindled my wanderlust.  I loved being in a place where there were not many English translations and I was on my own for figuring shit out.  The signs, the languages, the food was completely different.   Standing there listening to all the people speak a language I did not know was exhilarating.  I must have googled a million different words when I was there. When I couldn’t figure out what it mean, I just made up a definition.
Don’t get me started on the cobblestone roads that progressively get more narrow as you try to navigate.  I am writing a whole article on how Google Maps in the US is not the same in any other country.

So yeah…I did a thing.