Fresh Travels
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We are Patty and Larry from NorCal. The real Northern California! We are both retired teachers looking for adventure. We want to travel the world together! Over the years we have learned a valuable lesson in life. We must live and love each moment for our health is not guaranteed. C.S.Lewis tells us, "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." We would rather spend our money and time on experiences rather then things. Our motto for our retirement is to, "Travel. As much as you can. As far as you can. Life's not meant of be lived in one place." So pack your bags and off we go to Italy, My Way! Non sto più nella pelle I cant' wait! |
"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page."
-St. Augustine
My Way Italy in 13 Days |
Why did we chose the My Way tour? We are independent travelers who do not want to worry about planning hotel and transportation. We also wanted advice when in Italy. And, travel in Italy intimidated us. So the My Way tour fit us to a tee! We enjoyed every moment without needing to plan the details of travel! Part of the joy of travel is the process of planning our activities. We spent enjoyable hours reading our Rick Steves' guidebooks, listening to RS podcasts, and keeping an eye on the RS travel forums. Once we arrived in Italy we sat back and enjoyed our moments knowing we were well prepared! I thought we were travel nerds, however, everyone we met on the tour prepared the same way as us! Travel nerds unite! |
We spent a total of 23 days in Italy. We arrived 2 days early in Venice, highly recommended! Spent 13 days on our MY WAY tour. After the tour we met our friends in Rome. They finished their RS Europe in 14 Days tour the same day we did. The four of us went to the Amalfi Coast after our tours! They spent 2 days and we spent 5 days! We returned to Rome for 3 more days. We fell in LOVE with Rome during our second visit! I tossed a coin in the Trevi Fountain. I guess we will be returning to Rome!
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Our travel begins. We left from Sacramento airport on a 20-hour flight to Venice. What were we thinking? We had layovers in Chicago and Munich. Fresh Advice: Take a direct flight to Munich, stay two days, enjoy the city, drink a little beer in the beer gardens, then catch a cheap flight to Venice!
Yep, that is the entire luggage we took for 23 days in Italy. I have my 22" rolling suitcase and a daypack. Larry has his backpack and a daypack. I packed and repacked, eliminating outfit after outfit. Still too many clothes taken! Lesson learned. Travel light! Fresh Advice: Before leaving make sure you read the articles on ricksteves.com
https://www.ricksteves.com/travel-tips/packing-light/packing-smart
RS: Packing Smart and Traveling Light
RS: Rick's Packing List RS: Packing List for Women Watch the video on YouTube: RS: Packing Light and Right https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnbTgfimiCs
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