I was exhausted just writing my travel planning post last week! And if writing the post was exhausting, what does that mean for the actual trip???
I faithfully follow Susan of un femme d’un certain age and have mentioned her blog a number of times. She and her husband traveled to Italy, France, and London last fall. It looked like a great trip, but she said it was too much moving around.
She just returned from a two-week apartment stay in Paris, with a side trip by train to the Champagne region. They flew in and out of Heathrow and spent a few days in London on their way home. No rental car and only 2 hotels to manage.
I told my husband that staying put in an apartment sounded like a slice of heaven!
He came up with what I consider a brilliant idea for our upcoming trip! We have an apartment lined up in Italy but had 2 additional hotels reserved in different Italian cities near the end of our stay. He suggested we cancel those and extend our apartment stay instead.
We already planned a trip to Florence to see friends in Florence while we are there and will stay in a hotel there. But we are still down two hotels which is a win and a cost savings to boot!
Yes!
He did the deal with the apartment and I had a lot of satisfaction cancelling the hotels!
We haven’t been to Italy since May 2019 and it is easy for me to get carried away. So, I need to remember what I enjoy most:
- Having a cappuccino at our favorite hangout(s)
- Picking up the New York Times at the local train station
- Lunch at our favorite beach café
- Walks along the water
- Shopping at local spots for food and vino
- Exploring nearby towns
- Seeing our Italian friends
- Afternoon naps in our apartment
- Tons of reading
- Ending the day with an aperitivo, also at our favorite hangout(s)
I think our simplified itinerary is going to be just the ticket. End of!
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
Lao Tzu
Allene
You are on your way to enjoy all of your list! Have fun… Caroleen
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Whew! Thanks for your call yesterday. Sending our ❤️
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