transportation

Maybe I'm the only person in the world who didn't know this, but I almost got burned when I tried to make a tiny change to our car reservation for an upcoming trip to France. The plan was to drop the car off at the train station in St Pierre-des-Corps before our travel into Paris. The car...

AMALFI COAST PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS Italy’s beautiful Amalfi Coast is one of the most visited areas of the country, not just by Italians but also by persons from all over the world. The area also has a very extended tourist season: from April (or Easter) to the end of October. Driving is...

1. TAXI OR PRIVATE CAR TRANSFER This is clearly the most expensive and most convenient travel solution, especially for late night arrivals, early morning departures, and for passengers with mobility issues or with lots of heavy bulky luggage. A taxi will cost around 180 Euros each way. You may...

A very common question is how to most efficiently travel from Rome to Sorrento or towns along the Amalfi Coast without spending around 400 Euros for a private transfer. Here I will lay out the alternatives, some of which are seasonal, others year-round. But I will start out from Rome FCO...

One of the most common complaints of travelers and tourists is the scarcity of DIRECT public transportation connections between Rome Fiumicino (FCO) Airport and Florence. Here is a summary of the current options. DIRECT TRENITALIA FRECCIARGENTO TRAINS Since the end of 2014, Trenitalia has been...

A Few Introductory Observations 1. There are five "ports of call" on Sardinia which have passenger car ferry service from the Italian mainland: Porto Torres (useful for Sassari and Alghero), Golfo Aranci, Olbia (these two useful for the Costa Smeralda and La Maddalena Archipelago), Arbatax, and...

Each time I visit Venice I evaluate options for how to get from my arrival point to where I am staying. Depending on a number of factors (my arrival/departure points, where I am staying, how much I want to spend, what the weather will be like on travel days) I choose my method or combination of...

Hi All, I am planning a 4-week stay in a quaint Cotswold village this summer with my husband and two daughters (13 & 7). We are traveling in from San Francisco. I would love to integrate with the local community and take short trips to neighboring towns/counties/countries. I would love input and...

Hi, I'm currently living in London but I'm an American. I went to Los Angeles last month to visit my family and I have to say that moving around there is not as easy as here in Europe. Fortunately I learned airport hacks and tips while traveling there and I would like to share them with you...