Thread: Back from the honeymoon

Hey what's life like if you are not in debt.

I don't remember.. Got a 35,000$ student loan hanging over my head

I am with the guys on this, buy those boots and razor and spend the next two years eating mac and cheese
Glad you had a good time, I love Italy, didn't get to Tuscany though, next time I will.
Florence is my fav city and by far the most romantic place I have been yet. Just gotta take the girl there now.
Oh and those student loans Ilijia...I hear ya!

Honestly, I didn't enjoy Florence that much. I preferred Siena out of the "larger" cities that we went to, but I'm a country boy at heart and I really wasn't happy unless I was in a smaller village or out in the countryside. Florence was just too big with too many smelly people (much like any large city). It was also thick with pickpockets. I carry my wallet in my front pocket whenever I'm in a city and after two days in Florence I lost count of how many "brushes" I got up against my back pockets... and those were from the lousy pickpockets. The good ones I'm sure I never even noticed.

Italy was beautiful. It was romantic. It was also very expensive. I'm glad I did it, but I'm glad I'm home. I'll probably be going back in a few years I'd imagine, but for now I need to rest and get my internal clock reset!

-- Gary F.

Originally Posted by gfoster

Honestly, I didn't enjoy Florence that much. I preferred Siena out of the "larger" cities that we went to, but I'm a country boy at heart and I really wasn't happy unless I was in a smaller village or out in the countryside. Florence was just too big with too many smelly people (much like any large city). It was also thick with pickpockets. I carry my wallet in my front pocket whenever I'm in a city and after two days in Florence I lost count of how many "brushes" I got up against my back pockets... and those were from the lousy pickpockets. The good ones I'm sure I never even noticed.

Italy was beautiful. It was romantic. It was also very expensive. I'm glad I did it, but I'm glad I'm home. I'll probably be going back in a few years I'd imagine, but for now I need to rest and get my internal clock reset!

-- Gary F.

My Italian boss told me Italy was a country of thieves.. I couldn't believe he said that..

Any country is full of thieves if you're an obvious tourist. However if you make an attempt to blend in, not only will you become safer from that but you'll also enjoy the immersion into the local culture.

Ya that is quite true. I never had a problem with pick pockets but I am about 75% Italian so I kinda fit in.