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I have asthma and other pulmonary issues, and have found the old navy face masks easiest to breathe in. I’m certain they aren’t effective. I had covid in November (regardless of whether or not the mask had anything to do with that, who knows). But I’ve worn them for extended periods of time on plane...

Cinque Terre remains one of my absolute favorite places on earth. We were there in July of 2017, but I researched ahead of time to be there when no cruise ships were in port nearby to avoid the crazy crowds of day trippers. We arrived by train and had no problems doing so. Easy. We stayed three ni...

For our family trips,we have Disney at Easter, followed by our first time going to Universal. Then we have two weeks (latter half of July) in Switzerland, followed by a short Lake Como stay. In the fall, my husband and I will do a Caribbean/Mexico trip with other couples, but that’s not planne...

We (husband, me, 3 elementary aged kids) visited both cities in July, walked pretty much everywhere, and always felt safe. We stayed in apartments rented via vrbo or FlipKey. In Florence, we were across the street from the Academia. In Rome, we stayed in a residential area right by Piazza Navona. ...

Thanks everyone for your opinions. I decided to spoil the surprise and just ask which he'd prefer. :/ He chose Iceland. ...

That brings up a question that maybe some of you can answer- Will the roads be easily drivable at the end of October? If any special knowledge of winter driving is needed, I'm not sure if driving ourselves is a good idea. Anyone that's been in late October/early November remember what road conditio...

Awesome, thanks!...

MeTarzanYouInsane- I like your itinerary. OP- awesome review! Thanks so much!...

Sounds great! We're doing a very similar trip this July: Venice 2 days, Florence 3 days and a day trip to Volterra and san gimignano from Florence, 3 days in riomaggiore (cinque terre) stopping in Lucca to bike the city walls on the wall there and in pisa for the leaning tower on our way back from c...

My dad drives one of his antique motorcycles across the country every couple of years in the Motorcycle Cannonball. [link=(http://www.motorcyclecannonball.com)]LINK[/link] They generally avoid interstates. Maybe digging around online for some of the old routes they have used will give you some ideas...