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Post by ninchursanga on Apr 15, 2016 21:37:57 GMT 2
You are travelling with a family and have to do whatever makes you most comfortable. But with the current situation my take is that the next suicide bombing can be anywhere in Europe.
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Post by tiltedflipcurves on Apr 17, 2016 4:40:43 GMT 2
Well, to state it more precisely -- I am travelling with a family and have to do something that makes Ms. TFC acceptably comfortable. Anyway, let's hope there is no next suicide bombing -- but that if there is one, it's not Rome, Naples, or the rest of our revised itinerary.
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Post by ninchursanga on Apr 17, 2016 6:58:05 GMT 2
Fingers crossed that Italy is not on the target list. I did read though that Israel advised its citizens to leave Turkey immediately because they expect another terrorist attack there. To travel relaxed maybe it was better to change. If you go to Naples you can visit Pompeij which I personally found one of the most fascinating ancient sites. It's well preserved and will be fascinating for the kids!!
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Post by shrjeff on Apr 17, 2016 10:27:06 GMT 2
since the goal of the attacks is to create as much havoc as possible if the mrs. is too worried just avoid capital cities...
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Post by tiltedflipcurves on Apr 18, 2016 12:50:15 GMT 2
Definitely going to Pompeii -- that's how Naples got on the itinerary. And it's now only 70 minutes from Rome by train!
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Post by rikita on May 4, 2016 16:20:41 GMT 2
pompeii is great, we were there just last year ... and herculaneum was cool too ...
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Post by tiltedflipcurves on May 5, 2016 14:42:48 GMT 2
We have one day set aside to visit Pompeii, or Pompeii and Herculaneum. Probably won't get a really early start (because the day before we'll have traveled from Rome to Naples and onward to an afternoon trip to Capri, returning late evening). Traveling via the Circumvesuviana commuter train. Any advice on whether to visit both, versus stick to Pompeii?
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Post by Scrubb on May 6, 2016 18:11:27 GMT 2
I haven't been to Herculaneum so I can't give any first-person advice. I really liked Pompeii, but have had friends really rave about how great Herculaneum is. I'd say that if you have only one day, a not-early start, and public transportation, you'd be better off sticking to just one.
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Post by rikita on May 9, 2016 0:53:29 GMT 2
i agree - while each is great in their own way, if you only have one day (and not a long one), it is better to enjoy one properly, and then pompeii is the more famous one, so i'd probably chose that one (which doesn't mean it is better, i couldn't really decide which one i prefer). sounds like quite a fully packed journey though - so on capri you only have an afternoon? the thing i liked best, there, was the cable seat up to the mountain in anacapri, the view is spectacular. the tiberius palace is nice too, while the natural arc was a bit disappointing (but partly because there were constructions nearby, so you couldn't get very close). capri town seemed mainly crowded and unaffordable to me. btw, if on capri you are using public transport, keep in mind that busses can get very crowded there, we needed to take a bus to anacapri from the harbour, and we had to wait in line for something like half an hour or an hour, as there were enough people for three busses in front of us (not so much fun with a tired toddler). on the way back to the harbour the next day, we paid for the hotel's driving service ...
are you also going to the amalfi coast?
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Post by tiltedflipcurves on May 9, 2016 3:54:57 GMT 2
Thanks. Capri only -- the original plan was Amalfi Coast, but there's just no way to fit that in, so we substituted Capri. The plan is to arrive there about 2 pm, stay until the last ferry back appx. 10 pm. If there's a late ferry back from Ischia, we might do that instead, but from what I could find that seemed unlikely.
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Post by rikita on May 9, 2016 9:58:07 GMT 2
i see ... yeah, for the amalfi coast you'd need at least a whole day, that's true ... and capri is quite pretty (haven't been to ischia, so can't say about that, but heard nice things, too)
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Post by tiltedflipcurves on Jun 29, 2016 5:01:26 GMT 2
May ISIL, or whoever is responsible for today's IST airport attack, rot in hell.
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Post by tiltedflipcurves on Sept 7, 2016 4:48:12 GMT 2
Had a wonderful time on the modified trip. I'd especially commend Nafplio and the outer Mani Peninsula to all.
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Post by shrjeff on Sept 7, 2016 5:06:54 GMT 2
glad it worked out and you guys had a super trip...
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Post by Baz Faz on Sept 7, 2016 10:11:40 GMT 2
Had a wonderful time on the modified trip. I'd especially commend Nafplio and the outer Mani Peninsula to all. I want to visit Nafplio. I've been to Mycenea (Mykenes? in modern Greek). We stayed in a nearby village and walked round the site in the morning. It was lovely until we saw 17 coaches (we counted) coming from an Italian cruise ship. We left.
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Post by tiltedflipcurves on Sept 7, 2016 14:31:45 GMT 2
That was more or less our experience at Messinia, in the south Peloponnese, where we stopped for a day visit between Nafplio and Kardamyli. We enjoyed it but it was quite hot and as we were taking a short shade break, three tour buses pulled up. We beat a hasty retreat to a nearby taverna. After salads and apps as we were trying to decide whether to order more, the same buses arrived, and we had visions of them tailing the rest of our trip. First world problem....
I think it was right after Mycenae that google maps navigation would have had us driving in an endless loop, had we not gotten mindful after re-passing a landmark. Perhaps that explains why Ulysses was gone so long?
Nafplio in summer is well-visited, but it's pedestrianized, familial, and of modest scale, so it's a good kind of buzz. Really beautiful setting around and in the old part of town. Good swimming right off the south end of the promenade. The Grand Serai Nafplio is lovely and one of the best-located lodgings anywhere -- one short alley off the center, quiet but right there.
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