I have recently entered in to a torrid affair. I'm addicted. Morning, noon, and night, I can't stay away. And it shows no signs of slowing down.
Well, that's not entirely true. It will probably slow down about a week or so after my return from Europe.
No, my affair is not with a hunky Italian Stallion named Paolo, or Giacomo, or something equally as Italian. It's with tripadvisor.com. Tripadvisor has been my saving grace in this quest to plan the perfect adventure for Ashley and myself. It's helped guide me through the perils of pickpockets, unreliable trains, and bed-bug infested hostels.
I love that you can get all sorts of unbiased reviews on the site about where to eat, stay, and play. I like that they have user-uploaded pictures on the site, so you can see what the bathroom really looks like (a weird closet with a short toilet) and not what the hotel wants you to see (a tiled wonder that would be more at home in a palace than in an albergo). I love that they rank things. Lists are very important to me.
And please believe that I will be reviewing each place I stay for other people who are having as much fun hanging out with tripadvisor as I have been to read, process, and learn from.
For now, here are the links to where we'll be staying.
This is our hotel in London.
This is our hotel in Munich (I talked Ashley into ONE hostel, but we got a private room. COMPROMISE).
This is our hotel in Salzburg (It looks so cute!).
This is our hotel in Venice (I was willing to take a risk because we're only there for one night).
This is our hotel in Florence.
We're staying in furnished apartments in both Rome and Paris (see the previous posts). We found the Rome apartment on VRBO (it had great reviews) and the Paris apartment on...well, eBay (my affair with that website will NEVER die), but it was corroborated by another rental website catering specifically to Parisian apartments.
Check back for my reviews and pictures!
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