tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30384645562865398062011-11-27T17:10:06.629-08:00THE ITALY PROJECT, watch out here we come!Ever since I can remember I have wanted to go to Italy, mostly Sicily.
THE CHALLENGE:
4 people round trip,
Learn Italian,
budget trip,
Experience Italy for Italy and NOT as a tourist.JAXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14045291495868357831noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038464556286539806.post-81413330035635144642011-05-24T01:00:00.000-07:002011-05-24T01:00:02.519-07:00GETTING STARTEDIt appears this will be more challenging than expected. Looking at flights I realized that I will not be able to be in <b>Cerda</b> for the<b> artichoke festival</b>, apparently this is a very popular time to travel to <b>Italy</b>. Very disappointed, but I will move forward. So now, a date is yet to be determined. On the budgeting front, looks like about $7500.00 will suffice, guess I know where my pay check is going this year! Looking for a good language learning program that is effective and affordable ( any suggestions?) For now, I am using a free online program from BBC and it will do for the time being. I feel that if you travel to another country you must have a basic understanding of the native tongue. I have learned several words and see this as a taste of the language. I do have to admit, it is a lot harder than I thought. I speak French almost fluently but <b>Italian</b> is not as similar as I thought it would be. My next step is to browse the blogs and look for hot spots that only locals know about.<br /><br /><b>Jax</b><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3038464556286539806-8141333003563514464?l=projectitaly.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>JAXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14045291495868357831noreply@blogger.com0