Travel Planning
Around the World
Today I was inspired to travel… again. To go around the world, specifically. I think it might be time. The kids are good ages, I’m out of a job, we have savings, David’s offices span the globe… This idea of traveling on a round-the-world ticket came up about five years ago. I was recovering from my last … Continue reading
Italy on Easter? What was I thinking…
We’ll be in Italy through the holy week and Easter. We aren’t religious at all, so when booking the ticket, the only holiday I was concerned with was the one called ‘Spring Break’. But there we will be – in Italy on it’s holiest of days. Which raises a dilemma. Should we try to ‘see’ … Continue reading
Hiking with kids near Washington D.C.
One of our Italy goals next spring is a day hike along the Amalfi coast called ‘Path of the gods’ between Positano and Praiano. It is considered one of the great (short) hikes in the world. The trip takes anywhere from 4-7 hours depending on the precise path you take. It offers views like the … Continue reading
Budget trip to Italy
We had a choice today: ‘push the button’ or ‘loose those tickets’. We pushed the button. And now we are going to Italy for SPRING BREAK! It’s unclear what kind of work commitments Trish will have at that point, but, um, whatever right? It’ll work out. This is a budget trip (cue scary music). The … Continue reading
9 days in Italy for Spring break?
I spent several boring hours over labor day weekend on the couch (with a cold) and came up with a gem: four tickets to Italy over spring break for 40,000 miles each! Europe tickets are usually 60,000 and black-out/brown-out dates are scattered throughout the spring vacation period making them unavailable anyway. The dates aren’t perfect … Continue reading
