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Welcome to The Bright Eyed Explorer, where I share my adventures, tips, and inspiration to help you plan your next unforgettable journey!

Have 2 weeks in Italy and not sure where to travel aside from Rome and Florence? Here is my itinerary

How Italy changed me

A story of homesickness, tackling grief and learning to finally love who I am, all while being alone and 15,000

If you're short on time, 4 days in Rome can be enough to see some of the major sites and

Ah. Rome Italy. Well I am not sure how this piece is going to go because I am still a little lost

Florence had been on my mind as a must go to place for far too many years. After all, being a bit

What more can be said about the Cinque Terre other that it is just amazingly stunning. Beautiful. Picturesque. Tranquil (after

Bologna is the largest city in the Emillia Romangna region of northern Italy. It is kind of half way between Venice and Florence.

Oh Venice! To be totally honest, after hearing some not so great reports, mostly about tourist overcrowding, I wasn’t really

I thought with all of my trips to South East Asia that I was a reasonably ok packer. In fact, the last trip

Surviving a long haul flight: Tips and tricks to keep you comfortable in the air and help make the time

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