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we will have a 1 yr old with us and we are not looking to spend too much in each place, we want to get a quick glance of these places. royal caribbean cruise lines employment we will not be visiting any museums,wineries, etc no spending time eating long dinner, taking realxing boat rides. But please let me know if this plan still looks way too ambitious. thanks!
royal caribbean cruise lines employment I think you will find that there is more than enough to do in FLorence for 3 days without having to rent a car etc. If you need a trip somewhere take the local train to Lucca or Pisa (or in fact both).
i have never been to florence or italy as a matter of fact and i agree it is a quick trip but that is the intention. I totally understand i wont be able to see or experience what all a city has to offer but i am hoping to get just a quick flavor.
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royal caribbean cruise lines employment perhaps this will be a reharsal for the baby since we are going to india for 3 weeks in nov. Only i know how crazy our india trips are: she will be going to 5-6 different places, meeting hundreds of relatives, eating all kind of crazy things, travelling in cars, trains, planes, attending wedding parties, royal caribbean cruise lines employment birthday celebrations and what not. And that jet lag is crazy.
No, havent travelled like this with a 1 yr old and i am nervous about it. So right now we want to plan this and if we feel like the baby is not co-operating, we'll just have to skip a few things or towns.We did a crazy florida trip with her when she was 7 months and she did great but i could carry her in my ergo carrier while she nursed and napped in there and we were on the go...not anymore
reb - honestly? - yes. IME you just can't travel in the same way when your children are small. but you are going to places like Rome and Florence where even if you spent the whole week there [which is what I recommend] you would never run out of things royal caribbean cruise lines employment to do.
It looks like you have a week...with a 1 year old you haven't travelled with internationally I would highly recommend picking royal caribbean cruise lines employment one location and renting a small villa or flat for a week. What if your child is horribly jet lagged for two days? What if you are? How much time will it eat up packing all the kids stuff every time you move and carting it on trains etc?
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You could easily do the same in Rome or Florence. I think you have too much for an adult only trip - add the baby and I think you are highly underestimating how long you are going to spend in transit and how little time you will spend seeing anything at all.
I have loads of experience traveling in Europe with babies, and this sounds royal caribbean cruise lines employment like a nightmare in the making to me. It's bad enough as an adult to shuffle around all over the place in such a short period of time; add a baby into the mix (and all the baby paraphernalia that must be accounted for), and all you're doing is tiring everyone out.
The OP has gotten numerous opinions on her many flights of fancy and doesn't seem inclined to take anyone's advice about slowing it down, or taking into account that an infant of that age might actually change one's way of travel. So be it - it's her trip, and they'll find out for themselves, but it seems obvious that the OP doesn't actually want to hear that YES, it is entirely too ambitious, given her situation.
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i agree. That is why we wanted to do a night flight so that baby could get sleep on the flight and get sleep adjusted the next two day when we are in rome. This might mean no site seeing in rome and we are ok with it.
someone had asked about what we are planning to do: basically drive around or take trains with take quick stops in little towns etc. So its mostly visual stuff we are after, seeing beauty and thats about it for this trip. museums, food, realxing, culture is for some other time.
Look, the real problem with trying to solicit advice from someone with 'your travel style and a baby' is that each trip is unique and nobody's child is yours. Many who have traveled with children have told you to slow down, especially with one week and jet lag, rent a villa, have a vacation, enjoy your child. You tell us you want to run around and see things, even with jet lag, one week, a baby and baby luggage.
Hazel and the other posters are right. You can do the trip you have planned but it is not likely that you can enjoy it. If you can't accept the feedback from Fodorites, perhaps another forum will have people who can relate to your travel style.
thats fair! i get your point. Let me tweak it a more and come back hopefully with a better plan. Honestly royal caribbean cruise lines employment i was convinced last friday that we should just do a tuscany vacation but my husband royal caribbean cruise lines employment convinced me otherwise. We have never stayed in one town more than two nights even with a 7 month old baby. We travel to india a lot and jetlag never bothers royal caribbean cruise lines employment us enough to slow down but i agree it might be different royal caribbean cruise lines employment with a baby. She is a good baby but she is a baby afterall and i need to respect that.
mamcalice i am not sure why people are thinking i am here to reject advices. I know my plan is crazy and everyone hates i but please read my comments i have never said i disagree with anything. I am just here to show what i have in mind and why and asking for advice. I KNOW I am having a hard time figuring out a real plan but thats why i am asking for advice.
Most of the people on this board love to travel, we love to think about it, answer questions about it and ask about it. So, it s not that anyone may be thinking you are trying to reject their ideas, they are simply passionate about the subject.