Hi Fodorites!

I bought some DVD walking tours for a reasonable price on the internet. I just watched the one in Rome and it was fun. I think you can use them as backdrops to fool yourself (while you are walking in place in your den) into thinking you are walking the various sections of Rome on a early morning stroll. They also offer English countryside, Appian Way and Venice walks and some others.

Tonight I am going to watch the Appian way as I eat dinner. Hey, it is better than nothing!

I got mine here:
http://www.europewalkingtours.net/index.html

Happy pretend strolling, all!

Hi Sea Urchin,
Thanks for the suggestion. What a great idea for gifts! I am taking around 30 people to Italy in two years to celebrate my 50th, and I am making gift baskets to send out one year in advance to get people excited and ready for the trip, and this would be a great thing to add to the basket of goodies!

What a great idea to put one into a gift basket.
Hmmm, now you gave me an idea. I think my friends are going to be virtual walking too, after Christmas!

BTW, that company is also on EBAY.

Here they are on EBAY, it might be easier.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-ITALIAN-TRAV...QQcmdZViewItem

I have the Visions of Italy DVD's. It's a slow low-flying aerial tour of northern Italy, southern Italy and Sicily. The Visions series has DVD's of several countries and is available on Amazon.

I will have to checkout the walking tour. Sounds cool!

I read this at 3PM yesterday. I went to the site and ordered it through my Pay Pal account. It was in this morning's mail, and I have already "walked" through Venice after lunch today! That was service. Plus, I did not have to pay any shipping!!

SeaUrchin - I ordered the Rome, Venice, and Appian Way videos on ebay this weekend. They should be here tomorrow. Mine are from a company called Vita Productions. Their e-mail said they are making new videos for Murano, Burano. Amalfi, Pompeii, Capri and Viterbo.

Wow, Marty that was fast! Did you enjoy your Venetian stroll?

Yes, Vita is the same company, I hope you like them too (since I recommended them). It kind of feels like you are floating along the streets.

I love it! Isn't it fun trying to figure out where you are? I thought I knew Venice pretty well, but...