Travel Blog Posts
July 18th 2008
I had the opportunity to go to a Border's Store and read more travel books that will help me in my travels. I have decided that once your hotel reservations are made the only usefull book are those that detail the sights to see. there are many but it helps to have plenty of maps and lots of pictures. I never bother to take these books with me when I travel. Just a map is enough. If I have done my "homework" and read the books a few times I will be able to travel without needing the books to burden me. I find that I remember some of the details and those I don't remember I can review on my return. It is better to miss a few points than the have to lug books ... read more
July 15th 2008
In 1975 I was able to live in Florence for five months. I had a semester off of school and I sold my car to finance a semester in Florence. I arrived in Florence six weeks before my semester began and I rented the room where I would live during the school sessions and left my luggage behind and took off with a small book bag with enough clothes for an overnight trip, but I was on the road for the next four weeks. I had a eurail pass and traveled everwhere in Italy that I had ever heard about, staying in youth hostels. Often at the hostel I would hear a comment about an interesting town or some festival in another region and I would be off for an adventure. Since 1975 I have been ... read more
June 29th 2008
Looking Forward to September/h2/h1 In September I will be going to Venice for Four nights but before I get there I will be in Firenze for two nights and after my stay in Venice I will be two night in Siena and my last night in Rome. When I travel I usually purchase my ticket eight months in advance and spend the eight months before I leave making plans and doing research. This extends my trip from just a few days to the full eight months. I will be traveling alone so there are a few things that I will do differently than if I had a group of friends in tow showing them the sights for the first time. I lived in Italy for five months in 1975 and have been back more than a ... read more
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