I'm in cinque terra, my last stop before leaving Italy for my second and final time. I wound up staying an extra night on my return trip to Florence, at Dany's House, which easily coasted into first place as my favorite hostel of the trip so far. The staff and fellow travelers were almost universally wonderful - it felt like staying at a house with a bunch of good friends
I think travelling alone tends to have the effect of heightening both the highs and lows that come with backpacking, and it honestly can be hard sometimes. But I wouldn't trade the utterly sublime times - as among others, the last few days have been - for much of anything
In a couple ways this second stay Florence has been a perfect antidote to the start of my trip through Italy - a miserable few days alone in Venice, after a stupid decision to leave Seville - and terrific bookend to the Italy experience. Now, off to Munich and northern europe
