Greetings from Italy!

[barfo]

LOL at the last pic on the original post that fat guy

I really want to go to Florence and bang travelling students. Seems pretty easy.

I'm not sure he's a student, but go ahead.

barfo

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

come on bro, super easy.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I like how Italian women smell like roses.

 

[mook]

I like how Italian women smell like roses.

Italian men smell like garlic. Seriously.

 

[Run BJM]

Definitely recognized some of those pics of Siena (you didn't mention it but I'm quite sure a lot of those pics are Siena), Florence, Rome, and Cinque Terre. I currently have a pic of Cinque Terre as my desktop background....studied abroad there two years ago. I'd kill to go back.

 

[mook]

I really want to go to Florence and bang travelling students. Seems pretty easy.

Banging backpackers is how I met my wife. We met in a Copenhagen youth hostel. First kissed her next to the swastika on the elephant statue outside the Carlsburg brewery. She was supposed to go to Munich that night, and I convinced her to go to Amsterdam with me. We got high and then screwed a lot in a ludicrously small hotel room in the red light area. (I need to work on that story a little before I tell the kids.)

Anyway, a friend described the modern youth hostel scene rather drearily. He said you look at the bunks and all you see is the glow of computer screens. Kind of sad.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Anyway, a friend described the modern youth hostel scene rather drearily. He said you look at the bunks and all you see is the glow of computer screens. Kind of sad.

See, that's the beauty of it. Most of these young travellers are extremely inexperienced and naive. The guys cannot handle their alcohol, and its easy to out drink them until they get sick and go home. They also have absolutely zero game whatsoever and as long as you can talk in a coherent sentence without an "um", its good enough for the girls. The girls are amazed I have a hotel room/apartment, not some crappy hostel and come from California (they fucking love that for some reason, esp the easter euro chicks). And its easy to hit them up on facebook or whatsapp or whatever if you want to hang again the next day or in another city. Stupid jokes are funny to them and old tricks you retired years ago work like new magic. Its fucking beautiful.

 

[MickZagger]

Did you rent a helicopter for some of these shots?

 

[Shooter]

Definitely recognized some of those pics of Siena (you didn't mention it but I'm quite sure a lot of those pics are Siena) . . .

Three of the pictures are of Siena. I got up before sunrise and hiked all over the city taking photos in the early light.

 

[Shooter]

Did you rent a helicopter for some of these shots?

No. I believe the photos you are thinking of were taken on the Amalfi Coast, where the cliffs are extremely sheer. You can get some great shots just by standing next to the road and pointing the camera down.

 

[Shooter]

I try to travel as much as possible and all over the world, and I can easily say Italy is my favorite destination spot in the entire world. The people, sights, atmosphere and food are hard to top.

I'd have to agree. I've seen a lot of places, but Italy is probably my favorite. This is my third trip here.

 

[Shooter]

This is Assisi. We stayed here which was right a pretty nice location and was suited for budget travelers. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Re..._Hotel-Assisi_Province_of_Perugia_Umbria.html

Assisi looks great. I'll have to see it on my next trip!

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I'd have to agree. I've seen a lot of places, but Italy is probably my favorite. This is my third trip here.

Spain is better. :MARIS61:

 

[mook]

I've never been to Spain (beyond Barcelona, at least.) But my favourite country continues to be England. I like Italy, but the driving is insane and for whatever reason Tuscany and Umbria never really get me that excited. I'm not a huge fan of big cities anymore, so I doubt I'll ever revisit Florence or Rome. I really enjoy the coasts, though.

I'm really, really looking forward to revisiting Croatia, though. The clear water, the sun, the views, the fantastic weather...and really very, very affordable. I have very fond memories of renting a boat and snorkeling there. Hvar, Croatia seems like the perfect antidote for English rain.

 

[huevonkiller]

Fantastic shots.

I suggest Valencia though, if you ever go through Spain and are bargain-hunting. One of my butler's butlers found me a platinum facsimile of a Sorolla composition I've always wanted to engrave onto the crest of my Aurelian clavier.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Is Siena worth spending some time in? I was only there for maybe 2 hours as we were just driving through. I've wanted to go during the horse race they have there, looks like a good time.

How are you getting around? Trains, car?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Fantastic shots.

I suggest Valencia though, if you ever go through Spain and are bargain-hunting. One of my butler's butlers found me a platinum facsimile of a Sorolla composition I've always wanted to engrave onto the crest of my Aurelian clavier.

I'm buying the same one.

 

[MARIS61]

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