Trips for Pompeii

So, I left Boston last night and arrived in Dublin very early this morning. I had a 10-hour layover before my connecting flight to Frankfurt, so I took a coach into the city and did some sightseeing. I checked out St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin …

Nate and I arrived in London Gatwick Airport, totally jet lagged, around 11 AM. We took the Gatwick Express to Victoria Station. It was quite expensive but very convient. When we got to Victoria we took out some cash and headed to our hotel …

I finally booked a hotel in Rome today. We chose the "Starhotels Metropole" which is located near to the Termini Station (2-3 minutes walking). It's a 4* hotel in the center of Rome, recently renovated, the guest room is very pretty and well …

Sun Venice, Italy -- --MonVenice, Italy -- 4:00 pmTueDubrovnik, Croatia 9:00 am 6:00 pmWedAt Sea -- --ThuPiraeus (Athens), Greece 7:00 am 7:00 pmFriKusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey 7:00 am --SatKusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey -- 4:00 pmSunAt Sea -- --MonNaples …

Leave from Phil have no problems We get to Venice, from Venice an hour to later to Rome and then to Naples. But surprise surprise we made it but our luggade did not. Ilatlia seem to have "misplaced" it. It was to follow us the next day and …

I am one week away from leaving for Madrid. I still do not have my passport, although I sent it for renewal in February. I have contacted my house representative's office, and they have a staff member working on it. She is very helpful, and …

Borrow all the most recent books from the library! I prefer Frommer's Italy to the Lonely Planet guide. I found it was much more critical and gave ratings for everything. DK Eyewitness guides are brilliant for focussing on individual attractions …

So the fun part begins...planning. I leave for Italy in 2 weeks and I am super excited, it will be my first time there. When I come home, I want to really get to planning this backpacking trip for next summer. I really want to see as much of …

Barb (View Barb's trips)Sept.6/09 We arrived on the first Sunday in September, Regatta Storica, note to anyone, "The Grand Canal" is closed from at least lunch to 8 p.m. We had to walk to San Marco's Square which was fine with us. But, I was …

Our trip was absolutely amazing. In 50 days of travel spending 1-3 days in each city and we had zero problems, near perfect weather (it only rained ONE day!) and the most fantasic time of our lives. Some notes to travelers who are planning …