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[elfgirlmccue]

I just purchased my plane tickets to Rome. I'm going! I'm REALLY GOING this time... not like the last few times where I planned and plotted and researched and then never actually got around to going

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[larubia99]

The one thing I will definately recommend before heading overseas is to purchase travelers insurance. Even if you just get a one month policy, you know you are covered if you slip on the steps of some wonderful cathedral and break your leg. I got a plan when I went to Scotland in 2005, and it was really nice to not have to worry about bring a klutzy tourist. :-)

-Elaine

[ribbin]

Stay at YHA hostels. They're uniformly clean, neat, safe and reasonably priced. And you can make reservations at any YHA from any YHA

[sylphbranching]

I traveled all over germany for a month in 2001 without reservations at hostels. It's good to make advance reservations when you know your plans; some will take reservations and some may not. Call ahead the day before or the morning you plan to travel, at least. Arrive before dark so you have time to find your hostel before dark especially in big cities. I once arrived in a bad area of berlin at dark and the closest hostel was one above a bar nearby. Even with speaking German I had to ask several people before I could get clear directions. I got harrassed by kids outside the train station offering to "help" carry my stuff. The area was sketchy. The hostel was smoky and dark and didn't have beds but let me sleep on a mat on the floor.... In big cities it's also harder to find beds available but more hostels are available too

[the_luna_nymph]

EEEEP THAT'S AWESOME!

I'm going to try and get in touch with you sometime this weekend over the phone to give you my advice, because this week is crazy :) But real quick the one thing I would suggest regarding the convent is check to see whether they have an early-ish curfew. I knew some girls who were staying in a convent in Venice that locked its doors at 8pm, which sucked for them because evening are the best time to go wandering around Italian cities.