Many people plan their entire vacations based on viral TikToks and Instagram photo ops, often without realizing what those places are actually like behind the lens.
At first glance, beer bike Amsterdam might not seem like something out of the ordinary, but that couldn't be further from the truth.
During my time in Verona, I stumbled upon Club di Giulietta, a volunteer group that calls themselves the secretaries of Juliet. They receive thousands of letters from around the world, and volunteers sort letters by language before handwriting a response. I got to spend a few hours reading and writing replies myself, which became the highlight of my trip to Verona.