Sweet, Sweet pennylane,
to the boards...always great to have you, and your right, it is pretty amazing here
So a trip to Italy huh? Good for you, you will have the time of your life thats for sure, and this solo adventure will lead to many more I am sure!!!
Where to start???
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but what is the best way to travel once I am in Italy? Do I get a Eurail pass?
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Eurail Single Country Pass should do you just fine while your are there.
Or you can takes buses and trains on your own, the Eurail pass will save you some money though and its a little bity of security knowing you already have your ticket.
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I am going to fly into Rome, and I want to see Venice, Florence, Naples and Pompeii...is that too much?
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No, this is not to much, I pulled off Amsterdam, Nijmegen, Anterwerp, Brussels, Edinbough, Glasgow, and Belfast in 10 days. Just pick the things you wanna see and go with it...you will be fine for time while you are there...the only really importent thing is that you are at the airport on the day you leave.
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do I book the hostels now?
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You can book the hostels through these links
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Rome
Florence
Naples
The pros to booking ahead is that your rooms are waiting for you, there is no wondering if you will have a place to sleep that night, and if you book through this service, thenyou have someone to complain to when you get home if something went wrong.
The con about booking ahead is that it takes away part of the spontinaety while you are out an about. I would for sure book it for the day you get there and the night before you leave but in between is going to have to be up to you.
If you book and then cancel, you will be charged for one nights stay and the rest will should not be charged to you.
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What if I get lost?! I have no sense of direction.
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Its not always a bad thing to get lost, in my experience getting lost has helped me find something, someone or somewhere I wasn't even looking for :D
If you do find yourself lost and you are nervious or scared for some reason, then find a hotel, bite the bullet and spend the $$$ on a room for the night, calm down while you enjoy your dinner and get your barrings in the morning, the staff will help you I am sure. My only advise on being a happy lost wonderer is be at the airport when you plane is due to leave!
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I'll be the blonde girl wandering aimlessly through the streets without any idea of where I am- but still having the greatest time of her life!
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As a new T-Punker, we would expect nothing less!!!