I have been to Italy more than 100 times and have loved every trip. Why do I love Italy so much?
The People – are friendly and helpful
The Food – is fantastic and healthy
The Wine – is among the best in the world
The Sites – are fantastic and bring tourists all the time
The Big Cities – are fantastic and a must see
The Small Cities – are worth exploring
When planning a trip to Italy don’t plan too much in a short time. Pick a few places and give yourself plenty of time. Always plan a return trip to see more.
Pickpockets are all over the world. Mostly in major cities and tourist attractions.
Pickpockets are a way of life around the world especially in large cities and touristy sites. Be aware of who is around you. Use a Fanny pack or money belt under your shirt. Pickpockets use a group of people to first distract you and second steal your valuables. They are very good at what they do. This YouTube video gives tips on how to keep your valuables safer and some of the distraction techniques they use against you.
Southern Italy has Watchtowers all along the coast line. Watch the video below for the story about these towers:
Title: Italy – Watchtowers in Southern Italy
Countries: Southern Italy
What are Watchtowers? They are towers usually built of stone high enough to be seen by the next tower along the coast. When Saracens (pirates) were spotted, they would light a fire in the tower to warn everyone along the coast. The next tower would see it and light theirs and so on along the entire coastline. You might say this was the Internet of their time. Some towers had a bell as well that was rung to warn locals of the pirates coming.
The locals would gather their families and valuables and head to their sister town usually high up on a hill. These towns were fortified castle like structures that prevented the pirates from entering.
What is Cicchetti? Cicchetti is similar to Tapas in Spain. They are small plates served in bars and small restaurants around Venice. Sometimes the plates are free with the purchase of a drink. Most of the time there is a small charge of a few Euros for each plate. The food is fresh, homemade and cheap. Tired of the very expensive ristorate near Piazza San Marco? Wonder a bit or look up Ciccetti on your smart phone to find one near you.
Eating in Italy is about local food, freshness, taste and presentation not about cost! Locals eat Cicchetti. Do yourself a favor the next time you are in Venice and try Cicchetti. Bacari are wine bars that serve Cicchetti. Tray a glass of Ombro, the local wine.
I southern Italy an American concept of Happy Hour has taken over. You buy a drink and get food for free. Italians do not believe in drinking without food. Their purpose to drink is not to get drunk but to enjoy the flavors along with food.
This video shows you how to save big money on your next trip to Europe. The techniques can also be used anywhere in the world. When we travel we find airfares for $300-$400 Round Trip. We find 3.8 to 5 star hotels for $100/night on average. We limit our daily spending to about $100/day. This means a trip to Europe will cost you around:
7 Days – $1,700 – $1,800
14 days – $3,100 – $3,200
21 Days – $4,500 – $4,600
Listen to how we did it in the YouTube Video below:
Europe is exciting and it is more fun when you saved $1,000 on airfare over the person next to you on the plane or got the same room in the same hotel for $125/night instead of $400/night. Budgets are easy and this video will give you ideas on how to save money and get started.
In the near future we will be offering a service to help plan your trip for you. If you are interested drop me an email at: georgefebish@yahoo.comtoday.
Covered in this video:
Airfares (on major carriers)
Hotels in both small and large hotel chains
Sightseeing
Meals
Tricks to enjoy a fantastic vacation for much less money
Frankfurt is the center of the European Bank for Euros. It is a large modern city with an old wonderful center (Romeberg). The Main River flows through Frankfurt. It has wonderful pedestrian bridges over it. On the other side of the Main is where all the museums are located. They are all together so you can easily chose which you want to see and visit them.
The best way to see Frankfurt and get around is the Hop-On-Hop-Off bus & boat. Frankfurt is a very walkable city as well. It is an easy walk to everywhere. From the airport, take the ICE train (23 minutes) to the Central Train Station. We stayed at the Intercontinental Hotel while in Frankfurt and at the Steigenberg Airport Hotel 3 weeks later on our way home.
I am a world citizen that travels to Europe, especially Italy, often. I am a dreamer and love discovering new small towns in Europe. I am passionate about Europe and want to share my passion with everyone who has been there or is dreaming about it.
Sit back and enjoy as I take you to some big cities and some small ones in Europe. I hope my passion gets passed along to you.
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This VLOG:
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Title: Copenhagen
Country: Denmark
We flew from Helsinki Finland to Copenhagen Denmark in April of 2019. Copenhagen is a wonderful and fun city to visit. It is a city of bicycles and people. The people are very friendly unless you step into their bike lanes. The best way to see this city is the Hop-On-Hop-Off Busses and Boats. We take them around to see everything first then go back and get off at stops we want to visit. There are two lines available. We took the Stromma line. They had a special that gave us two days for the price of one. The busses and boat available on Stromma are:
Red Mermaid Tour (Bus)
Purple Christiania Tour (Bus)
Green Carlsberg Tour (Bus)
Blue Boat Tour (Boat)
A great place to visit and have lunch is the Reffen – Street Food market. It is a group of shipping containers that are food stalls, beer & wine stalls, gelato stalls, etc. There are picnic tables everywhere to sit and enjoy your lunch outdoors. Some stalls give free samples. The food is not expensive considering this is Denmark.
Things to see:
Christiania (Little Amsterdam)
Queens Palace
Little Mermain
Reffen (see Hop on Hop off above
Kissing Bridge
Canal Boat Ride (See Hop-on-Hop-off above)
Carlsberg Brewery (was closed being remodeled when we were there)
Malmo Sweden (acroos a bridge – you can take train)
Botanical Gardens
Rosenborg castle (across from Botanical Gardens)
Tivoli Gardens (amusement Park)
Central Train Station with its clock
My BLOGs & VLOGs:
Coming Soon– Frankfurt Germany, Intercontinental Hotel Frankfurt, Steigenberger Airport hotel VLOGs
The water in Italy in usually safe and delicious. There are water fountains everywhere. They can be used to drink water or fill a water bottle. This video is short and shows how simple it is to use these fountains.
— Who is George Febish?
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I am a world citizen that travels to Europe, especially Italy, often. I am a dreamer and love discovering new small towns in Europe. I am passionate about Europe and want to share my passion with everyone who has been there or is dreaming about it.
Sit back and enjoy as I take you to some big cities and some small ones in Europe. I hope my passion gets passed along to you.
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Title: Helsinki
Country: Finland
Helsinki was far more wonderful than we thought it would be. It has wonderful architecture. It has great people, food and places to see. We took the Viking overnight cruise (See VLOG on this below) from Stockholm, Sweden to Helsinki, Finland. We stayed at the Hellsten Helsinki Senate Hotel (see VLOG below).
Things to see:
• Viking Ship Museum
• Ouspenski Cathedral
• Harbor Square Market
• City tour – Tram #3 which becomes #2 then switch back to #3
• Sumenlina Island & Castle
• Central Train Stain to Airport
My BLOGs & VLOGs:
Coming Soon –Copenhagen, Frankfurt Germany, Intercontinental Hotel Frankfurt, Steigenberger Airport hotel VLOGs
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