Sometimes exotic places require a lot of effort to reach, and it’s better that way. You appreciate your surroundings when you have to sacrifice time and sleep to reach them.

Ponza is a minuscule island off the coast of Italy in the Tyrrhenian Sea used as a retreat/hiding place for Roman Emperors. I feel like royalty in our villa on the cliffside. Tiny and secluded, this rock is inhabited by friendly and quirky individuals. And can’t such be said about the Earth as a whole?

We’re exhausted, but ready to enjoy a place I had never heard of a few months ago. What an amazing planet and an incredible time to be alive.