Travel Foreplay

For me, so much of travel isn’t the actual trip, but the journey of getting there. Finding and booking flights, exploring accommodations – houses, apartments or flats at our destination; researching places of interest via blogs, websites or books; loading weather and time zones onto my phone; starting a Pinterest board; getting maps (yep, the paper kind!); figuring out transportation options at my destination; understanding the currency and exchange rates (yes, there’s an app for that); mentally packing and finally loading my eReader with books for the trip. I affectionately call all of this ‘travel foreplay’!

I’m deep into it now as we are only three weeks away from departure. We are really excited about this itinerary and think we have a nice balance of places we will be visiting and experiencing.

In a nutshell – – – we begin with three days in Milan, then on to Cinque Terre (Vernazza) for six days, followed by Lucca for a brief two day visit with a bestie from high school who will be there for a month immersing herself in the culture, then on to Venice where we will catch a 7-day Adriatic cruise (Southern Italy, three Greek Islands, Croatia) before returning to Venice for the final six days. Phew!!

Come along with us – – – the travel begins on September 16!