Helpful Information: Italy
Mar 27th, 2004 | 01:30 PM
#141
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What type of car works for you is based on a bunch of factors:
No of passengers
Size of passengers (by beau is well over 6' and can't drive the smallest cars)
Type/amount of lugage
Standard or automatic - if you're not comfortabel with a standard yuor choices are more limited
Special equipment - A/C for instance - many cars in europe don;t have AC - you may need to rent a bigger car if you need it
Destimations - highways? mountains? small towns and local road?
Budget - what can you afford - given that gas is expensive
Driving style (I'm used to a reasonable amount of power and very uncomfortable whenI don;t have it - I need to be sure the car will GO when I step on the gas)
FYI we rented a Nissan Sentra once in orlando and will never do that again. Even with the AC turned off practically nothing happens when you step on the gas (and we were trying to merge from the left, uphill, with traffic doing 70+)
So do a quick analysis of what you really need and it shouldn;t be hard to pick a car that's right for you.
No of passengers
Size of passengers (by beau is well over 6' and can't drive the smallest cars)
Type/amount of lugage
Standard or automatic - if you're not comfortabel with a standard yuor choices are more limited
Special equipment - A/C for instance - many cars in europe don;t have AC - you may need to rent a bigger car if you need it
Destimations - highways? mountains? small towns and local road?
Budget - what can you afford - given that gas is expensive
Driving style (I'm used to a reasonable amount of power and very uncomfortable whenI don;t have it - I need to be sure the car will GO when I step on the gas)
FYI we rented a Nissan Sentra once in orlando and will never do that again. Even with the AC turned off practically nothing happens when you step on the gas (and we were trying to merge from the left, uphill, with traffic doing 70+)
So do a quick analysis of what you really need and it shouldn;t be hard to pick a car that's right for you.
May 3rd, 2004 | 07:16 AM
#150
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here is a link to a thread about ordering meals in Italy
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34495492
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34495492
May 5th, 2004 | 11:51 AM
#155
Joined: Apr 2004
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whet your appetite for an impending trip to italy by scoping out other people's vacation photos:
www.virtualtourist.com (no it's not some torturous famil slide show, it's pretty decent!)
www.virtualtourist.com (no it's not some torturous famil slide show, it's pretty decent!)
May 5th, 2004 | 11:51 AM
#156
Joined: Apr 2004
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whet your appetite for an impending trip to italy by scoping out other people's vacation photos:
www.virtualtourist.com (no it's not some torturous family slide show, it's pretty decent!)
www.virtualtourist.com (no it's not some torturous family slide show, it's pretty decent!)
May 5th, 2004 | 12:14 PM
#158
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a thread on how to spend your time in Florence
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34487762
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34487762
May 5th, 2004 | 01:54 PM
#159
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Hmmm ! The sasser worm got me and I was down for 24 hours--I was starting to get facial tics from withdrawal.
So, the tip for today is to order my favorite gelato flavor when in Italy:
stacciatella di menta[ mint chocolate chip]
So, the tip for today is to order my favorite gelato flavor when in Italy:
stacciatella di menta[ mint chocolate chip]
May 6th, 2004 | 04:58 AM
#160
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