Also, to be fair the weather in Italy over the next week is going to be very typical Spring weather. I probably won’t be swimming in the Mediterranian Sea. But I’ll look at it and that will be enough for me. I’ve been to Italy before, but this will be a different trip.

I will see some of the most famous sights, and I will visit some not so famous places. Places where Italy has that program where you can buy an old, abandoned run down house for 1 Euro. Who knows, maybe I’ll love it enough to stay. Just so this post isn’t just me blathering, I’m going to provide some education for my readers.

Often when you visit other countries, you might rent a car to get around. 1. It helps to know how tto drive stick shift because the rentals cars are cheaper if you get a stick shift vs. automatic. Also, some car rental places in Europe may require you to have an International Driving Permit. It’s only $20-$30 dollars in the States and you can get it at any AAA office. You’ll need a passport picture for that as well. They can take that picture at AAA. It’s entirely possible that AAA created this just to make themselves some money. There’s no road test and they don’t look up your driving record, so it might just be something that AAA made up to make a little extra money. It’s not expensive though, so it’s better to be prepared.

If you want to get one online from AAA it might take up to 5 weeks. If you just go to a AAA office, you can get it done in 20 minutes.

Stay tuned, I’ll be posting here during my Italian adventures over the next two weeks. Thanks for reading!  ~ Phil