Italy 2018
In 2018, I traveled to Italy for the first time. This was a trip I had been really looking forward to because Italy had always been the country I had wanted to visit most. These photos are mainly from the Tuscany and Dolomites regions.
Tuscany, Italy
Dolomites, Italy
ABOUT ME
I’m Jacob (or Jake), a 23 year old recent college graduate working towards my goal of backpacking across the world. This website is an archive of my travels and photography.
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