Since I last published a blog post on The Professor's Best Tips on Italian Trains, a few things have changed. It is now easier to purchase Italian train tickets and I show you how. Of course I explain the different types of trains and some booking tips. Check out my blog post and save time and money with my best Italian train tips.
Our Traveling Professor tours are not budget tours, and with the exception of one tour we run, they are not super-luxury tours either. On our Traveling Professor tours we like to stay at good 3 or 4 star hotels in a central location that are a good value. But some people, when traveling on their own, like to plan a budget tour. Here are some of my ideas for saving money without sacrificing comfort.
On our Traveling Professor small group tours to Italy, we enjoy traveling by train. It is fast, efficient, and economical. It lets us mingle with the locals to give a better flavor of Italy. In today's blog post The Traveling Professor covers the basics of Italian train travel in terms of types of trains and purchasing tickets.
I travel more than most people racking up about 75,000 air miles per year. I also help other people make travel arrangements. I find myself constantly using the same websites and travel apps not only to save money and time. As you will see, they are mostly airline websites, train booking websites/apps, and general travel sites. Check out my blog post to see what The Traveling Professor uses to plan his travel life.
The Traveling Professor tours to Italy are a little bit different than those standard big-bus tours you see going there. First of all, we only travel with about 12 people. But we don't like to insulate our travelers by putting them in those big busses either. We like to take public transportation like the high-speed luxury trains that go from city to city. Whether traveling with The Professor on a small group tour to Italy or going on your own, you'll appreciate these tips on buying train tickets in Italy.http://www.travelingprofessor.com/
Train travel in Italy is easy, relatively cheap, and fast. On The Traveling Professor tours to Italy we often use train travel to go from one city to another. It beats those big motorcoach tours and makes a tour to Italy more authentic. In today's blog post I will give a couple of tips on how to make your train travel experience in Italy easier and less expensive.
Train travel in Italy can be great. Fast and comfortable trains get you where you want to go quickly. On The Traveling Professor's tours to Italy we often take trains from one city to another. However, train tickets can be very expensive and there can be issues when purchasing Italian train tickets that the first-timer might not know about. On your next tour to Italy, follow my tips on purchasing train tickets.http://www.travelingprofessor.com/
Can you do a day trip from Florence to Venice? Sure you can. It might be a better alternative than staying overnight, since Venice hotels can be pricey. Venice is one of the most unusual places in the world. I always enjoy traveling to Venice and we go there on my small group tours to Italy too. I have done it as a day trip many times and you can go there too. In this blog post I will show you the best way to get to Venice and what to do on a day trip to Venice.