Tag: Tourism
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Rome is Home
When I returned from the 2017 summer field season, I was riding high on optimism for my archaeological career but running on fumes for money. Very fortunately, though, the stars aligned and offered me not one but two promotions in about a month’s time, providing me the means to stabilize my finances. Since this is…
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My Travel Guide: Being There and Coming Back
Ultimately, you have 5 senses; make it a goal to use all five while you’re away.
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My Travel Guide: Getting There
Once you’ve sorted out both the mental preparation and picking a destination, it’s time to start making concrete plans. At this point, budgeting remains a persistent theme. Don’t get discouraged and keep in mind that your adventure can be the ends to a means of saving and working hard! Hopefully, you’ll find these strategies maximize the value…
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My Travel Guide
For those that haven’t noticed (or live in a place where it hasn’t happened yet), the weather is changing and we are diving into Spring with the eager anticipation of Summer. Thanks to climate change, that whole process happens a little more unpredictably than a few hundred years ago, but I digress. I can’t help but…
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R&R
Apologies for the delayed post. As the title of this post suggests, I’ve been enjoying some (in my opinion) well deserved decompressing time. Nevertheless, I’m still here and I haven’t totally succumbed to the sweet repose of the French Riviera…yet. Last week was my final week at the Apolline Project. It was a bit melancholic to…
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How NOT to visit Pompeii
On Friday, I went with a group of Apolline Project participants to Pompeii. I have to admit, I’m rather disappointed in myself as an archaeologist for how I failed to manage approaching the site. We were unprepared in a number of ways and quickly became overwhelmed by arguably one of the largest and most popular archaeological sites…
The Starving Archaeologist 