Hello all,
As I have a 'marquee' birthday coming up (life begins etc..) I'm looking to do something a little different this year for a holiday. Now the key thing to mention is that flying is not an option; I have avowed myself due to previous bad experiences and will freely admit I have a phobia etc. This has restricted me to 'staycations' to Cornwall in recent years, which is lovely in itself, and is an option for this year too if I cannot come up with an alternative...
Anyway, given I am footloose and single, I had the idea of travelling solo down to Italy by train, and then around Italy for a few days (approx 7-10 days total). https://www.seat61.com/ seems to be the go-to place for information on how to do it, but I thought I'd ask if anyone had any experience of doing something like this, recommendations on places to visit or things to do, or alternatives?
My current thought is I'd overnight in Paris before continuing on to Milan/Turin, but then am a little lost as to where to go afterwards. I'm not 100% convinced about the Italian lakes, but would definitely like to visit the coast somewhere along the line...
As I have a 'marquee' birthday coming up (life begins etc..) I'm looking to do something a little different this year for a holiday. Now the key thing to mention is that flying is not an option; I have avowed myself due to previous bad experiences and will freely admit I have a phobia etc. This has restricted me to 'staycations' to Cornwall in recent years, which is lovely in itself, and is an option for this year too if I cannot come up with an alternative...
Anyway, given I am footloose and single, I had the idea of travelling solo down to Italy by train, and then around Italy for a few days (approx 7-10 days total). https://www.seat61.com/ seems to be the go-to place for information on how to do it, but I thought I'd ask if anyone had any experience of doing something like this, recommendations on places to visit or things to do, or alternatives?
My current thought is I'd overnight in Paris before continuing on to Milan/Turin, but then am a little lost as to where to go afterwards. I'm not 100% convinced about the Italian lakes, but would definitely like to visit the coast somewhere along the line...