Can't wait to leave on 16th May for 5 weeks in Milan, Venice, Rome and Tuscany. I am armed and very likely dangerous with all my info. from Fodors, have my wheelie suitcase, which WILL be packed LIGHT I promise, (fingers crossed behind back when you guys are not looking)!! Am catching up with relatives not seen for 20 odd years and meeting a couple of people from this board. Going sans kids, Yeah!! NOT looking forward to the flight all the way from down under but it has to be done. I am now addicted to Fodors and will be travelling with all you guys vicariously for the next few years while I pay off the loan I am taking for this trip.
Italy, here I come!!
Ciao

Have a wonderful trip, and please post when you get back!

NZGirl,

Only 19 sleeps left? I am sooo jealous!! You see, I have 166 sleeps (not that I'm counting either).

Have a great trip. Looking forward to reading about your adventures!!

Tom

Hi NZ Girl, try to be rested when you leave for Italy as you do have a long flight. Sounds like you are good and organized though. Have fun these coming weeks thinking about your trip.

OMG, as my flight is on May 19 it means oly 22 sleeps (or sleepless, but I am not in Seattle, will this help ) Bon Voyage to all who's going. Sorry to leave you behind - to all who's not YET.

NZGirl-
I feel your excitement, we leave in 14 days ourselves and have also soaked in the info from Fodors. Keep us posted! (nice pun,huh?)

Faina -- Thanks for doing the math! I'm also leaving on 19 May (for Sicily).

Hey NZ

I'm post 40 sleeps having gotten back to the US from Italy last month. I left the country just as I found it albeit with a little less food and vino.

I think I've got 18 left, but so jealous that you'll be there soooo much longer than I. Have a fab trip!
CDG

OMG - I'm leaving on May 22 for Spain (wish it were Italy) and don't have hotels yet! You guys are stressing me out now that I know how many days til departure.

5 weeks in Italy! I'm so jealous!!

KYbourbon, stressed? I know about "stressed" darling! It's "desserts" spelled backwards.

Go out, indulge, and come back fully relieved of stress! Then continue your preparations.

Repeat as often as needed.

Sixteen days for me until we leave for the U.K., but first I have to get through our university's commencement, which my office oversees. We've a total student population of 14,000, and it's a huge amount of work, but once May 7th is past I can really get excited!!!!

Have a great trip, NZGirl!

NZGirl, it sounds as if you are well-prepared and so excited about going! This place is great for all the help, tips, suggestions, opinions, etc. - isn't it?

To you and all the others who have posted here and are traveling in the next few weeks - enjoy your trips and tell us all about them when you return! Our trip isn't until July but I am getting excited about visiting a new place for us.

Enjoy all your travels, everyone!

Faina - I had a birthday yesterday so at work I had dessert of angel food cake with fruits and cream. Last night I forced myself to attend a wine tasting - Ken Wright Cellars Oregon - pinot, merlot, and cab. Then a big dinner at Giuseppes with more wine and tiramisu for dessert.

Does that spell desserts?or stressed?

Methinks it will be just 18 sleepa by the time you read this! Have a wonderful time...I totally understand our excitement.

99 days for us!! Starting with London, then Ireland and finally Scotland before heading back to London to fly back to Canada. Have a great time in Italy, wish we had more time to go.....

31 days and 24 minutes sleeps left before I go back to my beloved Roma..
This time I am going to travel very light I promise and will bring just enough change of clthing for 5 or 6 days..Not bad considering that I will be in europe for a month..

YEAHHHHH! Me too...only 18 sleeps to three weeks in Spain!!!!
Naturally, this means that there are only 12 working days to accomplish my before-I-go task list. The stress is mounting. I always go on a diet before vacation so that is not helping with the stress.

KYbourbon it all depends if you tilt your head to the right or to the left

21 to go...

Faina - I hear you are supposed to tip the cows in Switzerland.