Travel blog for people interested in the Caribbean (Beaches, Sandals, Jamaica, Turks & Caicos), Italy (Venice, Florence, Rome, Verona, Cinque Terre) or anything other All Inclusive or generally vacatiarific.
In the event any of you are planning to do laundry on our trip, here are some quick tips and info:
Venice - Santa Croce Laundromat
The Orange Self-Service Lavanderia in Santa Croce is a short walk from Venice's railroad station. It's open from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. every day of the year.
The laundromat has 8-kg and 18-kg washers and large dryers. Instructions are in five languages, and a wash takes 30 minutes.
The Miti café and cocktail bar is two doors down. In nice weather, you can sit at an outdoor table across from the café and keep an eye on the laundromat while your clothes get washed. A snack bar that sells pizza by the slice is also nearby.
The laundromat, is between the station and the Frari Church:
From the railroad station:
As you exit the station, turn left and walk the short distance to the Ponte dei Scalzi, the big stone bridge that crosses the Grand Canal. Go over the bridge.
Turn right after crossing the bridge and walk a few meters to the blue refreshment stand at the next corner, just before a domed church.
Turn left at the refreshment stand, walk a short block, and turn right at the Ramo de le Chioverete. You'll see the laundromat straight ahead on your left at the next corner.
Florence Laundry
Florence has many laundry options both self-service and drop off. Ask at the hotel for a Lavenderia or Lavenderia self-service to find nearby options.
Rome Laundry
The Marriott Courtyard Central Park in Rome has laundry facilities in the hotel.
We are now close enough to our grand voyage that weather predictions are available -- yeah! Predictions range with a high of 70 and low of 50 in each of the cities and chances for scattered showers and thunderstorms, which means the Daybreak Hugheses will be bringing jackets and umbrellas but no real cold weather clothes.
Additionally, Venice has been experiencing scattered showers throughout the week and, with showers the likelihood of Acqua Alta increases. Venice for You has a page that predicts the likelihood of flooding for any given day and I'll be watching this site over the next two weeks. Currently, Venice is experiencing intense tides which means that the water level is between 90 and 100 cm above standard sea level. At 100 cm up to 5% of the city may be flooded for some portion of the day. If the forecast predicts that the water levels may go above 120 cm "very intense" the Venetians set out wooden planks for easier transport around the city.
Even with a chance of light showers, it looks like we should have mild weather, perfect for a trip sure to include a lot of schlepping.
This morning Rob and I were talking about what kind of reference "materials" we'll be bringing to Italy. "Cause we're that dorky. And I thought it would be useful to y'all to know what I'll be bringing since, as Rob put it, if I fell off the vaporetti in Venice and drowned on day one the rest of you would have a tough time continuing the vacation. I'm sure after sending me to my appropriately Venetian watery grave that is. Good thing swimming is my only athletic strength right, so no trying to pull a fast one with the elbow to commandeer the vacation agenda.
In addition to my general packing list, which I of course will also post, I will be bringing:
Maps for every city
Airline confirmations for everyone flying out of Utah
Hotel check-in information for Venice, Florence, and Rome
Vouchers for transport between cities
Confirmation numbers for vaporetti tickets
Vouchers for tickets to various museums
Confirmation to Musica Palazzo Opera
A rough info packet for everyone on what is officially "booked"
You should also have received a majority of the confirmations by email as well and you're welcome to bring any of those confirmations with you in the event that you're planning to explore independently and want not to be tethered to my accordion file, I will not be offended.
Found a few useful bits for Venice, which is infamously difficult to navigate.
Also, came across this bit by Rick Steves' and really enjoyed it, thought I'd share:
Venice by Night
By Rick Steves
While Venice's splendid decay is undeniably charming by day, you must experience Venice after dark. The city is quiet at night, as tour groups stay in the cheaper hotels of Mestre on the mainland, and the masses of daytrippers return to their beach resorts and cruise ships.
Do what you must to reserve energy for evening: Take a nap, or skip a few sights during the day. When the sun goes down, a cool breeze blows in from the lagoon, the lanterns come on, the peeling plaster glows in the moonlight, and Venice resumes its position as Europe's most romantic city.Though Venice comes alive after dark, it does not party into the wee hours. By 10 p.m., restaurants are winding down; by 11 p.m., many bars are closing; and by midnight, the city is shut tight.
Evenings are made for wandering — even Venice's dark and distant back lanes are considered very safe after nightfall. Enjoy the orchestras on St. Mark's Square. Experience Vivaldi's Four Seasons in a candlelit 17th-century church. Pop into small bars for an appetizer and a drink. Lick gelato. As during the day, it's the city itself that is the star. But Venice under a cloak of darkness has an extra dose of magic and mystery — the ambience that has attracted visitors since the days of Casanova.
Here are some hints for soaking up the city after-hours.
The local way to spend an evening is to simply enjoy a slow and late dinner in a romantic canalside or piazza setting. Caffè Florian, on St. Mark's Square, is the most famous Venetian café and one of the first places in Europe to serve coffee. It has been the place for a discreet rendezvous in Venice since 1720. Today, it's most famous for its outdoor seating and orchestra (see below), but do walk inside through the richly decorated, 18th-century rooms where Casanova, Lord Byron, Charles Dickens, and Woody Allen have all paid too much for a drink.
Just being in St. Mark's Square after dark is a thrill, as dueling café orchestras entertain. Every night, enthusiastic musicians play the same songs, creating the same irresistible magic. Hang out for free behind the tables (which allows you to easily move on to the next orchestra when the musicians take a break) or spring for a seat and enjoy a fun and gorgeously set concert. If you sit a while, it can be €15-20 well spent. Dancing on the square is free (and encouraged).
For a relaxing glide under the moon, take a gondola ride. Although they cost lots more after dark, this is a traditional must for romantics. You can divide the cost — and the romance — among up to six people per boat. Note that only two seats (the ones in back) are side by side.
As an option during our free day, or any evening really, in Tuscany we can take a bus to Fiesole to watch the sunset over Tuscany. Fiesole can be reached by car or bus, and also on foot along narrow walled roads past numerous villas and the area where Leonardo DaVinci conducted his flying experiments.
Reaching Fiesole by bus
The ATAF Florence city bus to Fiesole is Number 7 which runs about every half an hour until almost midnight from the Santa Maria Novella train station. This 25 minute ride arrives and departs from the town square Piazza Mino de Fiesole. The late bus scheduled makes it possible to stay in Fiesole for sunset and dinner. The bus line starts at the SMN main railway station in Florence.
Fiesole is of Etruscan origin, and was probably founded in the 9 C BC and was then conquered by the Romans in 283 BC. Under Roman rule, it became the seat of a famous school of augurs, and every year twelve young men were sent here from Rome to study the art of divination.
During the Gothic War (536-53) Fiesole was besieged several times and in 539 Justinus, the Byzantine general, captured it and razed its fortifications. In the early Middle Ages, Fiesole was more powerful than Florence in the valley below, and many wars arose between them. In 1010 and 1025 Fiesole was sacked by the Florentines, and its leading families obliged to take up their residence in Florence.
I've purchased our Venice Connected Vaporetti Tickets. To validate the tickets we'll need the PNR for each reservation:
Rob & Stacy: J3V6YVL
Tom & Kris: R46ZW6I
Amy & Brad: VAKI2HF
Dean & Kathy: ZM5UYQC
To use the electronic tickets we need to validate the reservation number at a Venice Connected automatic ticket point at the Santa Lucia train station, next to our hotel. To validate the tickets we just follow the instructions on the touchscreens at the ticket machine. The tickets are then valid for 72 hours on all Vaporetti within Venice and to the outer islands.
Sorry it's taken me a while to get this finalized. Here are the tour tickets we'd want to purchase in advance so that we can skip the lines:
Venice Doge's Palace English Tour: Thursday, October 14 - 9:55 AM Tour, $25 per person
Venice Basilica San Marco Tour: Thursday, October 14 - 12:05 PM Tour, $2 per person
Florence Academy (David) Gallery: Sunday, October 17 - 8:15 AM Tour, $26 per person
Florence Uffizi Gallery: Sunday, October 17 - 5:00 PM Tour, $26 per person
Rome Vatican Museum: Thursday, October 21 - 8:00 AM Tour, $25 per person
If you want me to book tickets for you to some (or all) of these venues just send me a check, and let me know if you don't want tickets for one of these options.
The gallery is famous for its prisons and for Michelangelo’s “David”, in the late 800’s moved to a gallery appropriately suited for the statue.
It also preserves paintings between the 200’s and 500’s and plaster cast collections respectively done by Lorenzo Bartolini and Luigi Pampaloni, and a collection of Russian Icons.
Now you can do online booking of Accademia Gallery Tickets without queuing up! 100% guarantee by WAF experience.
Don't you love just wandering around a new city, finding some "gotta see it" place and then standing in line for forty five minutes so that you can get in? Yeah, I do, that's awesome. If you don't think that's awesome you have another option, make reservations in advance for some of the most popular sites.
Listed below are the sites that we may want to visit in Italy that I recommend we reserve in advance. Please review this list and reply, or comment below on any that you'd really like to see, or really like to skip. Then, we can develop a plan of attack for booking and purchasing the advance tickets.
Venice
Doge’s Palace – Secret Itineraries Tour – Skip the lines at the exquisitely gawdy Palace that housed Venice's rulers for hundreds of years and take a small group English language tour into rooms of the palace that are not open to the public. Tours are €16 for anyone under 65 and €10 for anyone over 65. Tours are available at 9:55, 10:45, and 11:35 am.
St. Mark’s Basilica – The most famous cathedral in Venice and one of the best known examples of Byzantine architecture. The Basilica lies in the Piazza San Marco and is adjacent to the Doge’s Palace. It was originally the chapen of the Venetian rulers. Reservations are available at 10:45 which coincide with the English tour of the Basilica. Cost to book in advance and skip the lines €1.
Florence
Accademia Gallery – Featuring “The David” as well as other famous works by Michelangelo, Botticelli, and some other important dead Italians. Tickets for Accademia are €10 for those under 65 and €5 for those over 65 plus a reservation fee of €4 per person.
Uffizi Gallery – One of the most famous museums of paintings and sculpture in the world, and an exceptionally beautiful building built in 1560 along the Arno river featuring works from the 1200’s to 1800’s. Featured artists include Raphael, Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Leonardo de Vinci, Rembrandt, and Rubens. Reservations for Uffizi are filling up quickly, but we can get a reservation for October 17th at 12:00. Tickets for Uffizi €10 for those under 65 and €5 for those over 65 plus a reservation fee of €4 per person.
Note: A combo reservation card is available for €18 to visit these museums and skip the lines, but one would not want to visit them both in one day as they are on opposite sides of town. If we were to skip one museum in order to preserve an extra “free day” in Florence to explore I would recommend taking our chances with the Accademia and only reserving Uffizi.
Rome
Borghese Gallery: A beautiful space surrounded by a grand public garden. The Borghese features art and sculpture by Bernini, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio, Rubens, Requires reservations and limits visits to 360 people at any given time. Time slots are available every two hours starting at 9:00 am and ending at 5:00 pm. Reservations are free, and tickets cost €10 per person which may be paid at the door.
The Vatican– Home of the Sistine Chapel. Without an advanced reservation prepare to wait in a LONG line, any time of day. 2 hour guided English language tours of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Renaissance Art Collections, and Sistine Chapel are available for €36 full price and €30 for seniors, or in the evenings after the museum has closed for €31 full price and €25. To explore on your own without a tour tickets are €15 full price and €8 for seniors – all advanced reservations also include a $4.00 per person reservation fee.
So, you may be thinking I'm a little nuts, monomaniacal is how the hubs so lovingly put it. But, this is my hobby!
Anyway - I found the coolest little gadget, my gear-loving BIL (Brad, that's you) might enjoy this one. http://maps.veniceconnected.it/ - allows you to check out any area of Venice and just start walking around.
Want to see where we are staying and the surrounding neighborhood? Just click that little link above, then select Ponte degli Scalzi and walk across the bridge by selecting the forward button, and voila - you're at the Hotel Boscolo Bellini (the salmon colored building straight ahead). Keep walking and you can see the shops, restaraunts, and Banco de San Marco all around where we are staying.
Hmmmm - how do I feel about the "Open No Stop" $3.00 spaghetti at that little tratorria, fabulous or kind of disgusting? Guess we'll find out!
I think one of the most relaxing days of our trip, although also one of the more physically strenuous, will be our day hiking the Cinque Terre. As these five towns are so closely and easily connected by train and boat this will be a great opportunity for everyone to define their own level of activity.
Tuesday, October 19th 8:00 am to 5:00 pm As taken from Avventure Bellissime website description
Riomaggiore - Manarola: 1.0 km: Completion time: 25 min.
Manarola - Corniglia: 2.8 km: Completion time: h 1,00.
Corniglia - Vernazza: 3.4 km: Completion time: h 1,45.
Vernazza - Monterosso: 3.8 km. Completion time: h 2,00.
Our private day tour of the Cinque Terre will start at Riomaggiore, the first village of the Cinque Terre where we will start on an easy walk along La Via dell’Amore "Lovers Walk" trail that affords magnificent views of the coastline, and forms part of the famous coastal footpath that links all of the Cinque Terre (five villages).
We'll then continue on to the village of Manarola with a guide who will accompany us to catch the boat to transfer to Vernazza, the most beautiful village of the Cinque Terre, stop for lunch and exploration in Vernazza.
After Vernazza, we'll drive up to the quaint village of Corniglia to enjoy some of the best views of the Cinque Terre. Perched on the hillside, surrounded by terraced slopes of vineyards you can celebrate your day on the Cinque Terre with a glass of the famous local wine.
PLEASE NOTE: As a Private tour of the Cinque Terre, we can manipulate this itinerary to suit the particular requirements of your family. A popular alternative to the above itinerary would be to continue to walk along the famous coastalk footpath from Manorola to Vernazza, instead of catching the boat. This would involve a more strenuous two-hour walk, and would mean that there would no time to visit Corniglia.
Florence's museums, palaces, and churches house some of the greatest artistic treasures in the world.
The most popular and important sites in Florence include
Duomo/Cathedral
Baptistery
Uffizi
Bargello
Accademia
Wander some of the oldest streets in the city until you reach the Arno River, cross the Ponte Vecchio, and experience the "newest" area of Florence, the Oltrarno. Be sure to set aside time to see the vast and varied art collection housed in the Pitti Palace. When you grow weary of museums and monuments, head outdoors. Spend a day at the Boboli Gardens or climb the hill to the church of San Miniato al Monte to experience an enchanting view of Florence.
Here's a few maps of Venice and the places I'm thinking we may want to visit, items I'm suggesting are in red:
THE MUSEUMS OF ST.MARK’S SQUARE
1. DOGE’S PALACE 2. MUSEO CORRER 3. Museo Archeologico Nazionale* 4. Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana** 5. CLOCK TOWER 6. CA' REZZONICO - Museum of 18th-Century Venice 7. MUSEO DI PALAZZO MOCENIGO 8. CARLO GOLDONI’S HOUSE 9. CA' PESARO 10. MUSEO FORTUNY 11. GLASS MUSEUM - Dean may like this 12. LACE MUSEUM - Kathy may like this 13. MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Double bed or two single beds combined, hair dryer, mini bar, safe, TV lcd Sat, Wi-Fi, adjustable air conditining warm/cold, daily cleaning, bed linen and towels change after 3 days. - This B & B does not have any laundry services
Air conditioning, Alarm clock, Electrical adapters, Individual climate control, Safe, Wireless Internet (fee), Hair dryer, Valet dry-cleaning
Outlets:
Electricity in Italy comes out of the wall socket at 220 volts alternating at a 50 cycles per second. In the US, electricity comes out of the wall socket at 110 volts, alternating at 60 cycles per second. Not only the voltages and frequencies, but the sockets themselves are different. The adapters sold at REI were recommended by frequent Italy travelers online.
AVVENTURE BELLISSIME TOURS PRIVATE LIMOUSINE FLORENCE TO ROME
Pick-up at the Hotel Degli Angeli at 8:00 am
General Information
(paraphrased from the Avventure Tours website)
During our transfer tour, we'll pause along the way to visit the city of Siena, Tuscany's most famous hill town for a few hours of exploring before arriving in Rome between 2:00 and 3:00 in the afternoon. we'll visit the famous Piazza del Campo, and walk around the enchanting medieval city centre.And after 3 or more hours in enchanting Tuscany, we'll make our way to the Eternal city, where the transfer tour will end.
For anyone who is interested, I've been researching trip insurance options:
Through Delta I've found Access America a reasonably priced package with a reputable company, the options are below:
Air Ticket Protector - $93.38/person Trip Cancellation and Interruption coverage for your non-refundable air ticket costs (up to $3,000) if you have to cancel your trip due to reasons like medical emergencies, certain terrorist acts, bad weather or strikes that completely shut down your common carrier.
Comprehensive Protector - $114.13/person A comprehensive package of benefits to cover your trip investment and emergency medical costs while you travel.
Package Protector - $134.88/person A comprehensive package of benefits to cover your trip investment, emergency medical costs, and your belongings while you travel.
If anyone would like to weigh in, or has experience with travel insurance I could use your input, this is NOT my area of expertise.
I am booking our transportation from Venice to Florence on Saturday, October 16th. We have one decision to make . . .
On the way to Florence our guide can stop for about three hours in either Padua or Bologna for lunch and a little site seeing. Does anyone have any particular preferences? Here’s a little info on each city, courtesy of Frommer’s, to help you decide:
Padua - 26 miles West of Venice
Padua was long the academic heartbeat of the powerful Venetian Republic, founding one of Italy's oldest universities in 1222 -- and far before that, an ancient Roman stronghold -- for this reason Padua is thought of as one of the most important medieval and Renaissance cities in Italy. Dante and Copernicus studied here, and Petrarch and Galileo taught here. When you wander the narrow, cobbled, arcaded side streets in the timeless neighborhoods surrounding the university, you will be transported back to those earlier times.
Padua is a vital city, with a young university population that gets about by bicycle and keeps the city's piazzas and cafes alive. The historic hub of town still evokes the days when the city and its university flourished in the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance as a center of learning and art. Its most important sights for those with limited time are Giotto's magnificent frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel (fully restored between 1999 and 2001) and the revered pilgrimage site of the eight-domed Basilica of Sant'Antonio di Padova, whose important equestrian statue by Donatello stands in the piazza before it.
Bologna - 94 miles Southwest of Venice
Bologna is one of the most overlooked gems in Italy. It's true that Bologna boasts no Uffizi or Doge's Palace, but it does offer a beautiful city that's one of the most architecturally unified in Europe -- a panorama of sienna-colored buildings, marbled sidewalks, and porticos. After fighting the crowds in Rome, Florence, and Venice, you might enjoy a few days away from the tourist crush.
Bologna's rise as a commercial power was ensured by its strategic location between Florence and Venice. And its university, the oldest in Europe (founded 1088), has long generated a lively interest in art and culture. The bars, cafes, and squares fill up with students, and an eclectic mix of concerts, art exhibits, and ballet and theater performances is always on offer.
Bologna is Italy's gastronomic capital. Gourmets flock here to sample the cuisine: the pastas (tortellini, tagliatelle, lasagna verde), the meat and poultry specialties (zampone, veal cutlet bolognese, tender turkey breasts in sauce supreme), and the mortadella, Bologna's incomparable sausage, as distant a cousin to American-style bologna as porterhouse is to the hot dog.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Now that flights and hotels are booked it is time to get into specific trip details --- the fun stuff.
1. Boats come from all directions, read the placard to ensure you are boarding the correct boat.
2. Occasionally, a boat will ignore certain stops or will terminate its run before the end of the line. The placard or electronic signboard on the boat will indicate any such deviations.
3. Some lines are defined as "summer only," but "summer" usually means April through October on the Venice tourist calendar.
4. Actv (the Venice public transportation system) has a printed timetable or Orario booklet available at any ticket booth. Actv also has a Web site with a journey planner.
5. If you board at a stop that doesn't have a ticket office, approach the conductor immediately after boarding and ask to purchase a biglietto.
6. Validate your ticket before boarding the boat; insert it in the yellow ticket machine near the floating platform, and the ticket will be stamped automatically.
7. For multi-day travel purchase a 12- to 72-hour Actv tourist travel card from any vaporetto ticket booth.
8. There are three types of water bus: the "vaporetto," a flat-decked boat used on routes such as No. 1 (Grand Canal) and No. 2; the "motoscafo" (used for routes that go into the Lagoon) and the "motonave" (a large double-decked vessel that looks like a ship and is used for commuter service to the Lido, Punta Sabioni, and Treporti).
Looking at the museums and attractions in Rome it appears that some of the sites we may want to see require a reservation, the earlier we book, the more likely we'll get the reservation we want.
I've been researching our options for getting around Italy. With a group of
our size we can reserve private transfers for about $30 more than train travel, and use the transit time to stop and explore different cities along the way. This isn't an "all or nothing" option, we can choose private transfers for some areas and train travel in others, whatever people prefer. I also propose taking the "Hop on Hop off" tours in Florence and Rome (especially Rome) since we have such a short time to explore these cities these tours are a great way to see a lot without worrying about finding our way around.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Arrive Venice via Water Taxi
$30.00
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Explore Venice via Vaporetto
$15.00 for a daily pass
Friday, October 15, 2010
Explore Venice via Vaporetto
$15.00 for a daily pass
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Arrive Florence via Verona Private Transfer
$130.00 per person for a private coach (train $91 per person)
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Explore Florence via Hop on Hop Off Tour
$30.00 per person
Monday, October 18, 2010
Cinque Terre via Lucca and Viareggio Private Transfer
$130.00 per person for private coach and ferry
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Explore Florence on Foot
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Arrive Rome via Siena by Private Transfer
$130.00 per person for a private coach (train $91 per person)
In Florence, a friend gave me a great trip (thanks Dr. Franklin)about a lovely 19th century Bed & Breakfast that has been recently renovated and is located right in the center of historic Florence. La Dimora Degli Angeli. I've reserved the Bianca, Beatrice, Matilde, and Letizia rooms - we'll pretty much fill the Inn. Breakfast is included in our stay. The hotel has a common room with free wi-fi, and snacks 24 hours per day. All rooms are air conditioned.
In Rome, we'll be using Dean and Kathy's Marriott points to stay near the Vatican at the Marriott Courtyard Rome Central Park. This hotel offers a free daily breakfast and all th standard Marriott amenities. The Courtyard Rome Central Park is 4 miles from the Coloseum, 2 miles from the Vatican, 200 meters from a supermarket, and offers regular shuttle service into the heart of Rome.
For Venice I've booked the hotel BoscoloBellini this four star hotel is just a few blocks from the train and vaporetto station and looks out onto the Grand Canal.
For anyone who is interested, there is a unique Opera experience in Venice: Musica a Palazzo
This condensed opera (La Traviatta) takes place inside three different rooms of a 15th Century Ventian palace along the Grand Canal. Before the performance, guests can wander through the palace and enjoy the works of G.B. Tiepolo, Fontebasso and Mingozzi.
According to the website: "The first act begins in the Portego (central hall) where the spectators are playing the role of the guests of Violetta (Traviata) as she drinks to their health and, together with them, sees Alfredo again. The second act takes place in the Sala Tiepolo (Salon). The drama of Violetta’s illness and death is consummated in the Camera da letto (bedroom with alcove."
Thursday evening, 8:30 pm Tickets: 50 Euro per person, booked in advance, pay in cash at the door
Seeing as Kathy and the Russells prefer early October and nobody has strong preferences for any specific travel date looks like early October it is. This will be a better time (lower risk of acqua alta) and warmer weather.
So, mark your calendars for October 12 - 22. Speak now or forever hold your peace!
Email seems too antiquated a technology for the Hughes Family 2010 Vacay, and the survey a little inflexible, so I'm thinking a blog is the best way for me to really take the obsession to the next level.
I’ve been doing much fun and fabulous research on options for our trip to Italy this fall and would like to propose an itinerary taking the following into consideration:
1. Convenient flight schedules that allow potential use of Frequent Flier Points or pay with miles discounts 2. Maximizing the most efficient train schedules 3. Usage of Marriott Points for hotel room savings 4. Convenient locations that offer opportunities for everyone to do their own thing and still gives the option for doing things as a group
With that disclaimer in place. We now officially have our first decision to make.
Decision One: Date
Looking at the best way to maximize flight schedules, be in town for Grandpa’s Birthday, Halloween, and Thanksgiving, and still have a little time to recuperate when we get back home I’ve put together a list of potential travel dates. The following dates all offer simple one connection flight options and can coordinate well between SLC and RDU.
1. Tuesday, October 19th (arrive early morning on the 20th) – Friday, October 29th 2. Tuesday, October 12th (arrives on the 13th) – Friday, October 22nd 3. Wednesday, November 3rd (arrives on the 4th) – Saturday, November 13th 4. Saturday, November 13th (arrive on the 14th) – Tuesday, November 23rd (thanksgiving is on the 25th )
Note: All of these schedules assume flying into Venice and out of Rome (which allows the easiest departure and arrival schedules).
Please post thoughts and comments on the potential travel dates. What works for you? You can post below or answer on the poll to the left.
