The countdown is on: Italia 2013

Big news: we booked our Italy trip for this summer! We've only been talking about this trip for the last 3 years. And now, thanks to a larger tax return than expected, it is actually happening!

We bought our plane tickets, booked hotels, and purchased the most important thing you will ever take to Europe: the Rick Steves guide book. If there is one piece of advice I can offer to any traveler going to any major European country, it's to spend the $24.99 on Rick's guide. He is amazing. Don't waste your money on any other guide book.

But enough about my Rick Steves crush.

We're flying into Venice, staying for two nights, then taking the train to Florence and staying there for 2 nights, then training it to Rome and staying there for 3 nights. To say I'm excited is a huge understatement.

We leave June 30, which can't come soon enough. Now to find the perfect wardobe for 8 days in Italy...

Ciao!