Rob Perillo

I received a $200 Omaha Steaks gift card for Xmas. Used some first time purchase promotions with it at checkout. The steaks were good but I didn’t feel like it was a great value for the price, I feel like I could do better at the grocery store.

We are going down to the coast south of Naples regardless, the reason I was thinking to hit Florence first is that the train ride from there to Rome is short and we are arriving early in the morning. Travelling directly from the Almafi area to Florence is going to be most of a day by itself if you don’t break it up.

To answer your question, no we don’t have to fly home from Naples necessarily. I could switch the flights up.

I know there are a lot of Italy veterans on this board, so I am seeking some advice for a trip that I currently have planned. We already have it partially laid out, but still have flexibility in our plan. Any first hand advice or recommendations would be much appreciated, as wife (no pics) and I have never been to Europe. Just the two of us are traveling.

We will be in country for 7 nights. Flights are booked:
- Arriving in Rome Saturday 5/30 at 7:35 AM.
- Departing from Naples Saturday 6/6 at 10:15 AM

Rough outline as of now:
- Saturday 5/30 & Sunday 5/31: Florence. Looking at taking a train from Rome to Florence that morning after we land. It shows that this is only a ~1.5 hour trip and might allow us to see some of the countryside. Flying direct to Florence did not seem as easy as just going into Rome, the overall travel time probably wont be much different.
- Monday 6/1 & Tuesday 6/2: Back to Rome. Obviously lots of things to see here for a first timer.
- Wednesday 6/3 - Friday 6/5: Taking a train from Rome to the Almafi Coast. Dont have a specific place picked out yet but this probably what she is most looking forward to.
- Saturday 6/6: Depart from Naples

My questions / advice needed:
- We are not sure if trying to hit three different spots in this amount of time will be too chaotic. I have heard from most people that Florence was their favorite place they visited in country, but at the same time I feel like we cant skip out on Rome completely. She could be convinced to switch the 3 night portion of the trip to either Florence or Rome.
- Any hotel recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I am not being too strict with my budget, but I am not trying to stay at the most expensive place in town either. We've started looking at some places in Florence and it looks like we can get some nice accommodations for $300-$400 per night.
- Recommendations on things to do in Florence or Rome that might be overlooked from the main tourist attractions.
- Any general things that you wish you knew in advance or would've done on past trips.

Right in the oui oui

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$8,700 on one check at Jason's Deli

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This is impressive

KLFY is throwing out junk meteorological headlines for clicks.

Damn, I took the alternate line
Of +14.5 for bama. Dont think even the most knowledgeable ball watchers expected them to be embarrassed like this.

St. Landry Parish
Box stand on a road junction
Remington 700 .270
Hot coffee

Been hunting hard over the past week from my saddle with the bow, so this is a welcome change of pace!

Afternoon update - Was only going to hunt this morning until 9:00, then move some cameras and do a little scouting on another piece of property. Saw a doe cross the road at 8:55 so I decided to give it another half hour. 10 minutes later this guy stepped out in the other lane opposite from the doe. Lung shot, appx 120 yd recovery. Best one I’ve been able to take on this piece!

St. Landry Parish
20’ up in the saddle in some dense hardwoods.
.270

Was hunting a different part of the property with my bow this morning. Had a decent 8pt at 20 yards but never got a clear shot. He was the largest of three bucks pursuing a hot doe that walked right under my tree. The rut is officially on over here!

Crest Reality Checkup!!

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The Baker

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