Long Italy Trip

Ashearo SG

Hi everyone. I am a 19 year old guy (turning 20 next month) and I am planning to go on a long trip to Italy next year (duration of around 30 days, in the period of April to June) before university starts for me in August.

I am looking at this trip as a little like backpacking, except it won't be totally on foot because of the vast distance to cover. I have wanted to do this since over a year ago, but I have only started to plan now. I will start from Sicily in Southern Italy, and work my way up North and finish in Milan. I only have a brief plan for now. The more detailed planning is expected to take me quite a few months.

Currently my own friends are interested, but probably can't come due to funding. Is anyone interested in coming too? Feel free to send me a PM or Email!

Hello Kitty SG

tell dem to save up lah.

Ashearo SG

Its easier said than done really.

Rednano SG

which cities / town r u going to?

Ashearo SG

which cities / town r u going to?

Currently I have a list of cities in mind.

Milan
Verona
Venice
Florence
Tuscany
Pisa
Perugia
Assisi
Naples
Capri Island
Sorrento
Rome
Sicily
Ravenna

Planning just started so I may add new cities and axe some.

Hello Kitty SG

go milan can help me buy lv.

rummage SG

ur 1st trip?

how much will i need to bring?

Ashearo SG

ur 1st trip?

how much will i need to bring?

Yeah my first trip. Um I don't have a budget yet, but its likely to cost 5k SGD. But thats just a really rough gauge. Depends a lot on how often we gonna stay in hotels really.

I-like-flings(m) SG

dun stop at milan lah.. go turin too......then up somemore to a town call BRA...... from there near france border already.. then continued into france lor..

Master -_- SG

5k will not be enough...5K will get u 2450 Euros around there...2.4k Euro for a month...hard but not impossible...Italy is famed for exorbitant necessities...drinking water has to be Pellegrino..and thats around 15-20 Euros alone...

I-like-flings(m) SG

not including air fare hor?? ... eat their cheap pizza ... 3.5 to 5 each... can eat for 2 meal .. so give more lah. 15 to 20 per day, that mean 1200 max on meal.. then 50 per day for hotel... that mean 1500...= 2700 already...... not including transportation yet...... so... hard.. but still got abit of chance...

Master -_- SG

he better dun go to venice and take a gondola...freaking 80 Euros sia...think he have to walk and hitchike Transportation can easily deplete the money...

rummage SG

woah, 5k not enuff, then how much would be need in a month?

in sgd, that is

applesweetgirl SG

waa...recently i've been thinking of going to italy too! but maybe next year then can go. need to 'raise' funds for myself. hehe!

5000sgd really enough? actually i don't mind not eating! wahaha! :) how much are the air tix by the way?

I-like-flings(m) SG

actually hor.. why u all wan to go italy so much?? not nice one lah..... go austria better.......

JerryYan SG

actually hor.. why u all wan to go italy so much?? not nice one lah..... go austria better.......

wow u really travel alot hor

i nvr been to any western country be4 *so sad*

Ashearo SG

5K is really just a rough figure. Im pretty sure it will cost a lot more, and I don't mind. I'm just looking for someone to go with.

I-like-flings(m) SG

wow u really travel alot hor

i nvr been to any western country be4 *so sad*

business trip lah... stay in italy for about 3mth... then austria about 2mth.....

Bak la va SG

I went to Milano and Roma last year. But am interested to go to Venice, Florence,Tuscany.

5k will definitely not be sufficient for 30 days even if you sleep in the backpacker hostel...............

Bak la va SG

I went to Italy at April 07 with conbining trip to Istanbul, Sofia n Virna for 3weeks plus.

If you are very interested for the Italy trip then, you need to look at for the airfare promotion.

I travel turkish airline to Istanbul, transfer to Sofia, (Sin-Ist-Sof, Sof-Ist-Sin) S$1500.00includes tax.

Bought the airtickets for Sofia-Milan, Roma-Sofia, S$300.00includes tax. Traveled from Milano to Roma by Eurostar.

In Sin, flights go direct to Milano and Roma only, then the rest of Italy's cities, perhaps need to go by train. So if I am you, will try to plan either Milano 1st point, Roma last point to save airfare cost. Or via versa.