Rome:  6 days. I’m so fortunate and stoked that I’ll be staying in seriously the nicest hotel I’ve ever seen: The Rome Cavalieri. I think that in the 6 days we’ll be there we should be able to do ALL of the touristy things and still have a day to enjoy the amazing spa facilities at the hotel. In reality this is a fast paced trip, but when  you have that at your disposal, you kind of have to take a day to slow down and unwind.

Florence: 4ish days. Definitely a side trip to Cinque-Terre. Maybe a side trip to Pisa if there’s time.

Naples: maybe 2 days? Really all we want to do in Naples is go to Pompeii. It doesn’t seem like there’s that much to do in Naples, so maybe there will be another day trip to one of the off-shore islands.

I’ve started learning a couple of key words, acqua being by far the most important. After all, it’s going to be hotter than hell. And I’ve experienced hell: Thailand in August, Paris and Catalonia in July. I’m probably going to spend half of my budget on acqua lol.

In terms of planning, I have my Frommer’s 2010 Italy, I have the recommendations of like a thousand relatives and friends, and I’ve recently discovered some cool sites on Italy: Why Go Italy and Life in Italy. I also have the Rosetta Stone Italian, and a guide book of key phrases that I can keep in my pocket. Rumor has it that I’m getting luggage for my birthday (I really want this in green, fingers crossed). I think I’m good to go!!

J and I found an amazing airfare deal a couple of weeks ago, so we pounced on it. We’ll be gone a total of 15 days, and plan to hit up Rome, Florence, and Naples. Naples is really only on the list cuz we want to hit up Pompeii. I am obsessed with ancient ruins afterall

J has enough hotel points to stay at a SUPER nice hotel for 6 nights for free! We’ll be spending an extra day in Rome just to take advantage of the spa and whatnot. When in Rome… lol

A more detailed itinerary will come, whenever it is that we create it The trip isn’t til the end of summer, so we have time!