Traveling to Italy

Although traveling to Italy is an amazing experience, planning out all of your transportation and figuring out accommodations in Italy can be tricky, especially while on a budget. It is important to figure out the best types of transportation and accommodations for cheap. Italy is a popular country for tourists, and if you are planning on staying in a major city versus a smaller town, granted it will be more expensive. Italy is roughly a 12 hour plane flight from California not including the layovers you most likely will have to go through. In order to find the cheapest flights to Italy, it is important to book your flight as far in advance as possible. Also, try and use cheap airlines that have a layover or 2. Yes, it will be more time of travel and exhaustion from the jet lag, but it is worth it because it is often much cheaper. This summer, my family had a layover in London and we decided to spend a week there before heading off to Italy. One of the quickest and easiest ways ...

I have very fond memories from my childhood of spending summers in my grandmother’s vacation house located in a small town in Italy along the riviera. I remember my parents taking me around the country and spending time in the town playing on the beach and eating delicious food. This summer, I went back to Italy for 3 weeks for the first time in 5 years. Being 18, I saw the country in a new light and was able to really appreciate all of the unique aspects of the country that I saw in those 3 weeks. Not only did I spend lots of time in the small towns meeting new people and exploring the new culture and areas, but I was also able to travel to the city of Florence and the surrounding areas of Tuscany. After spending 3 weeks in Italy over the summer and being able to experience the culture and the places, I realized just how special the country is and how much I’d like to travel back again and again. Traveling to Italy is a wonderful opportunity; if you are ever trying to f...