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Anyone been to Italy?
Kelda:
Also perhaps invest in An italy Lonely palnet book or borrow it from the Library. That will give suggested itiinareies /routes within your price range.
Here's a direct link for a Busabout Italy specific package - only a three day one though.
http://www.busabout.com/Italy/3Day
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Kelda on March 27, 2011, 10:52:37 am ---Also perhaps invest in An italy Lonely palnet book or borrow it from the Library. That will give suggested itiinareies /routes within your price range.
Here's a direct link for a Busabout Italy specific package - only a three day one though.
http://www.busabout.com/Italy/3Day
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Thanks guys. And thanks for the link. Let me see if my sister is willing to hostel and I'll go from there.
Lynne:
--- Quote from: shakesthecoffeecan on March 26, 2011, 11:39:05 pm ---I was there in 1999 on a bus tour. I would suggest Rome, defiantly, several days.
Pompeii should be a whole day but skip Naples. South of there Sorrento was nice and you can take the boat over to Capri, which is touristy but the Blue Grotto is worth it.
Venice you must see, but it is horribly expensive. You can stay on the mainland and go over for the day/evening.
You HAVE to see Florence, it is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Words just cannot describe.
Pisa is a tourist trap. I called it the Gatlinburg of Italy.
I would also endorse visiting Assisi. The architecture is amazing, which it is all over the country. I wish I had had more time to spend in Tuscany, it was truly beautiful.
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That must have been pretty bad, then, Truman. ::) Because Gatlinburg is tacky, tacky, tacky...
I don't know anything about Italy, but I've also had great experiences with hosteling - it's a wonderful way to have more $ to spend on seeing things and trying wonderful food and I never spend any time in the hotel anyhow if I can help it.
I also think you would like to learn a little Italian - just listen to the basic tapes or disks from the library. I feel much better/more comfy about being in Germany because I know a few basic phrases and can figure out signs without much trouble.
Happy Trails!
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: LynneStahl on March 27, 2011, 03:23:06 pm ---That must have been pretty bad, then, Truman. ::) Because Gatlinburg is tacky, tacky, tacky...
I don't know anything about Italy, but I've also had great experiences with hosteling - it's a wonderful way to have more $ to spend on seeing things and trying wonderful food and I never spend any time in the hotel anyhow if I can help it.
I also think you would like to learn a little Italian - just listen to the basic tapes or disks from the library. I feel much better/more comfy about being in Germany because I know a few basic phrases and can figure out signs without much trouble.
Happy Trails!
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The only problem I would have with hostels is leaving bags there and of course, bedding. What with the bedbug infestation that's going around these days.
Heh, as I said in my threads on my trip to Paris, the trouble with learning some basic phrases, is that if you ask in the local language, they answer you in the same. :laugh: I didn't find that helpful. However, since I know Spanish fairly well, it usually impresses the locals into thinking I'm just not another American tourist who only knows English and thus are more inclined to help me.
Lynne:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on March 27, 2011, 04:00:44 pm ---The only problem I would have with hostels is leaving bags there and of course, bedding. What with the bedbug infestation that's going around these days.
Heh, as I said in my threads on my trip to Paris, the trouble with learning some basic phrases, is that if you ask in the local language, they answer you in the same. :laugh: I didn't find that helpful. However, since I know Spanish fairly well, it usually impresses the locals into thinking I'm just not another American tourist who only knows English and thus are more inclined to help me.
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Of course, I'm only just getting started here in GER - no bedbugs at Chrissi's or the Bochum hotel. The hostels' policies seem to vary between providing your own sheets or renting theirs for an extra 2-3 Euros. At the hostel in Bonn on my first night, the sheets I 'rented' were bleached within an inch of their life...
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