after living in a few tourist towns ive come to learn ...there all basically crap...money pits ...worthless t-shirts and coffee mugs...overpirced food and laodging...and usually transient party type people working there....if you want to travel its better to not go the tourist route..stay right outside of the areas you want to visit......never sign up for any type of motor vehicle tour...if anything rent a car ,boat or moped and follow them to the spot.
Geeze sorry to laugh though you spin it funny... and I guess that's the only good thing that can come of a bad trip like that - knowing that in the retelling you lighten our hearts and brighten our days with laughter...
or maybe not.
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I went for a week this summer (rome>florence>venice) and I left thinking in general a lot of the italians treat tourists like shit. I am not uptight about this stuff but I got realy crappy service and felt ripped off at restaurants more than once. I probly would have kicked off if I hadn't been with my GF and not wanted to ruin her trip over a bit of cash.
Its not an anti american thing I mean I am english its just how they treat visitors. I'm sure its not all Italians but I left thinking they were a bunch of rip-off cunts who are exploiting all the great old stuff their country has.
Its well worth going to see all the stuff though just be aware they will try and fleece you!
as a canadian I've had no problem in amsterdam, london, iceland, prague, germany or paris thus far.
Same here. Everyone is nice. In countries in which you don't speak the language, all you have to do is give it a shot and show that you are trying and everyone is more than happy to help you. They all speak English, but they don't come her expecting you to speak French/Italian/whatever, so English speakers shouldn't expect it when they go there.
As for Italy, I think you just had some bad luck. It's a beautiful country and I had no problems at all when I was there. Give it another shot.
Pretty much summed up my experience in Rome. Rest of Italy was OK.
as much as I travel, I tend to eat a lot of fast food while I'm away in foreign places! At least you always know what you're going to get!! BIG MAC is universal in EVERY counrty lol!
sorry to hear about your trip Scotty! Shoulda told me you were goign there...woulda had my friends take care of you. They run a tour company dedicated to N/A's, personal drivers, tours etc.
I did alot of investigating beforehand. Watch out for the gypsies, dont check
your luggage, wear a money belt, dont look like a tourist, dont photograph the gladiators, dont talk too loud and draw attention to yourself, plan EVERY route ahead of time, etc etc...
Italy has been great so far for us. Spent 2 nights in Venice, woke up today and took a train to Florence. Saw the statue of David before catching another train to Pisa. Had that spaghetti dinner by the leaning tower I dreamed of when I was a kid.
Jebus....what kind of vacation is that? It's like planning a trip to Iraq or something.
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