I've survived two whole weeks! A little part of me doubted I'd even get on the plane, so 14 days really is an achievement!
What have I been up to then? After leaving Venice, with a very heavy heart, I travelled down to Bologna for the night. Personally, it wasn't my favourite place in the world. Such a massive contrast between the easy going pace of Venice and the rather "in your face" atmosphere of Bologna was a bit much. After then I headed (by accident) to a small town in Tuscany called Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, I thought I'd booked into a hostel in Florence but I was mistaken. This was however a very happy accident and what was supposed to be just a one night stop turned into three. My days were spent cycling around the Tuscan hills, having barbecues, picnicking in fields and wine tasting.
From there I actually managed to make it to Florence, where I met up with some of the people I'd met in Tuscany. Florence was utterly breath taking. The scorching heat certainly helped, but the historical surroundings would look stunning in any weather. Watching the sun set from Piazzale Michelangelo is an experience not to be missed. On my last day some girls from my hostel and I visited the top of the Duomo. A LOT of stairs, but you can see all of Florence and then some.
After four days there I moved slightly west to Pisa, purely for the tower, as there isn't a lot else there. It really is something to behold, it's slightly disorientating and I have absolutely zero idea how it's still standing!
With the intention of heading further south to Rome I decided to stop off in a hostel in Grosseto for a couple of nights. This hostel in Grosseto turned out to in fact be a tent in Le Marze. Le Marze was lovely, and the beach was a much appreciated bonus, the tent however was not very Grace friendly! For anyone who doesn't know me, camping isn't really my thing, and having to walk through woods just to go to the toilet is my personal idea of hell! I somehow managed to survive (despite the spiders and mozzies) and this is when my plans changed rather drastically. After firing off a quick email to a Workaway host in Venice about a possible vacancy in July, I was told that I could start as soon as I could get there! So that's exactly what I've done.
Two weeks to the day that I first started my adventure and arrived in Venice I'm back, and really couldn't be happier about it! In exchange for some cleaning and looking after guests, I get to stop and eat for free in a stunning boutique B&B right in San Marco square.
So overall life's going pretty well! I will still hopefully go down to Rome and Naples, but for the time being, the ability to stay rent free in my favourite city really is an opportunity I couldn't afford to pass up. Fortunately for me there is a computer here so I can share with you some of the photos of my trip so far.
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