Two Girls and a Eurail Pass

Puglia 2021 G and I opted to make a trip to Puglia after " adopting an olive oil tree " a year prior from the Masseria Il Frantoio. For background, G is an Italian citizen through his mother who recently adopted a tree and suggested it to us. The Masseria Il Frantoio, located in Puglia, has thousands of ancient olive oil trees on their property and in an effort to conserve them, gives the opportunity for them to be adopted. With the adoption of the tree, you get to select your tree, name it, and receive the olive oil from it (they mail it to you). It's worth noting that the olive oil isn't just any olive oil, but (quite literally) the world's best olive oil and the amount that you receive when you "adopt the tree" could probably fill about 24 bottles of wine. The olive oil is really good and we not only use it ourselves but like to repackage it with personalized labels and give it as gifts.  (Their olive oil was rated #1 in the world in 2021) In additio...

Going to Rome in the middle of COVID was the best decision we could've made. After a lengthy flight (masked the entire time of course) we officially landed on Rome! Our hotel wasn't quite ready for us so they recommended a lunch spot close by. (We'd be staying at the Santa Maria Hotel which was located Trastevere district of Rome - also known as the "foodie district".). We went to a neighborhood restaurant close by and had some fantastic cacio pepe and aperol spritzes. Upon return, we learned we'd been "upgraded" to room 22 and were able to check-in. While the ceilings of our "upgraded room" were somewhat laughable, it was a spacious room with access to a super cool outdoor terrace (and the hotel itself was darling and a great location - so we were happy).  (note the unique ceiling)  After a small nap, we went out that night and explored the bustling streets of Trastevere. There weren't many tourists around, but as soon as the sun went ...