Am I crazy to do Rome, Florence, South of France, and Barcelona in 10 days?
Jul 25th, 2010, 12:46 PM
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I absolutely take exception to the comment about going to bed at 8pm. In fact, I am seldom back to my apartment before midnight and am up by 7am. Oh, and I'm 57 and am lugging around about 50 lbs of video/camera gear with me in a backpack, as well has having to keep tabs on up to 5 crew members or family. So my dear Colduphere, try to keep up with me.
I smoke like a steel mill, have liver cancer and severe arthritis. I think nothing of walking from one side of Rome to the other during shoots.
dave
I smoke like a steel mill, have liver cancer and severe arthritis. I think nothing of walking from one side of Rome to the other during shoots.
dave
Jul 25th, 2010, 01:05 PM
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Bgreen, sounds like you're doing some sensible rethinking. When I'm planning a trip, especially one with a lot of moving around, I take a sheet of paper and section it off with four sections for each day: Monday am, Monday pm, Monday evening, Monday sleep, Tuesday am, etc. Once I put down where I'm thinking of sleeping on Monday, that then dictates how much of the daytime blocks on Monday have to be devoted to getting there.
I agree with others here who say that getting from one city to another can take up a shocking amount of time, which is why I use this planning style. I hit on it after a three-week driving trip, when I discovered that arriving on Monday afternoon in city X and planning to arrive on Tuesday afternoon in city Y meant getting to spend only a few hours seeing what's interesting in X.
I agree with others here who say that getting from one city to another can take up a shocking amount of time, which is why I use this planning style. I hit on it after a three-week driving trip, when I discovered that arriving on Monday afternoon in city X and planning to arrive on Tuesday afternoon in city Y meant getting to spend only a few hours seeing what's interesting in X.
Jul 25th, 2010, 02:17 PM
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Any time a question begins with "Am I crazy...," the answer is always yes.
I always spend 15 to 20 days in just one country, and many of the countries are places I've visited before.
Assume you will be returning. As to spending time in Rome and Florence, you might ask posters their opinions of Florence. Personally, I've never been enchanted with it, but maybe that's just me. Rome is fabulous, Venice equally fabulous, and Siena and Assisi also lovely.
My advice is always to get a guide book and check out what there is to see and ask posters which places they liked.
I always spend 15 to 20 days in just one country, and many of the countries are places I've visited before.
Assume you will be returning. As to spending time in Rome and Florence, you might ask posters their opinions of Florence. Personally, I've never been enchanted with it, but maybe that's just me. Rome is fabulous, Venice equally fabulous, and Siena and Assisi also lovely.
My advice is always to get a guide book and check out what there is to see and ask posters which places they liked.
Jul 25th, 2010, 02:23 PM
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Colduphere, it's again just you and i. 
please e-mail me at my special address (the one for my book) if i can be of any assistance during your trip here. Would also like to give you my wife's phone number for any emergencies (not because she is an md or a nurse, but because i cannot stand even the thought of blood or injurt or sickness)
[email protected] means "dreams and perception"
please e-mail me at my special address (the one for my book) if i can be of any assistance during your trip here. Would also like to give you my wife's phone number for any emergencies (not because she is an md or a nurse, but because i cannot stand even the thought of blood or injurt or sickness)
[email protected] means "dreams and perception"
Jul 25th, 2010, 02:40 PM
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Otherchelebi - we leave tomorrow for Greece. It is stressful here - people are yelling at one another. Someone is going to get hurt before we leave. Does your wife make housecalls in Canada?
Your email is now in my IPhone thank you.
Your email is now in my IPhone thank you.
Jul 25th, 2010, 03:25 PM
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This is normal. It is the season of the witch.
Once the trips starts the stress finds different avenues, routes and lodging.
If you can get away and board the plane without any serious injuries, you should be safe.
just murmur some lines from the song mentioned above at take off, and the whole trip will be fine.
have a wonderful trip.
Once the trips starts the stress finds different avenues, routes and lodging.
If you can get away and board the plane without any serious injuries, you should be safe.
just murmur some lines from the song mentioned above at take off, and the whole trip will be fine.
have a wonderful trip.
Jul 25th, 2010, 04:16 PM
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Yes, your plan is nuts. It's barely do-able and that would be "Amazing Race" style. Have you checked the actual time you'll be spending on trains? It's more than "a lot".
Even planning a "fast paced" trip I say you need to drop either south of France or Barcelona. Keep either one with Florence and Rome and you'll still be moving good distances and at a good clip.
Even planning a "fast paced" trip I say you need to drop either south of France or Barcelona. Keep either one with Florence and Rome and you'll still be moving good distances and at a good clip.
Jul 25th, 2010, 04:25 PM
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BGreen - I think your plan to revise and stay just in Italy is brilliant. Get an Italy guidebook and start mapping it out. I think you really can't go wrong staying in Italy.
My favorite places are Rome, Assisi - and Umbria in general - Ravenna and Bologna. Those places and many others are all easy to get to on the train from Rome. Once you plan it out further, you might consider flying into one city and out of another to avoid spending time backtracking.
My favorite places are Rome, Assisi - and Umbria in general - Ravenna and Bologna. Those places and many others are all easy to get to on the train from Rome. Once you plan it out further, you might consider flying into one city and out of another to avoid spending time backtracking.
