another brilliant Italy on a budget idea

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5. It is more cost effective to study Italian for two or more weeks than stay in a hostel/hotel as a tourist. If you book with certain language schools they find you crazy cheap accommodation in an apartment with a kitchen etc.

We're off to Siena..... Ciao x

PS. the colour green is definately not associated with sustainability (sostenibilità) here in Florence. I asked in Cafe Verdi (green) this morning and according to the owner Italians would think of Opera (Verdi - ah yes) well before they would think of anything environmental.
See image of Tuscany - verdi si? ;)

Well isn't Florence just a sheer relief when compared to the intensity of Rome. Wanted to share some travel tips as the whole sustainability thing isn't taking off as yet.

1. Don't line up just push in. There is usually a way - follow the Italians. We walked right past a massive line up for tickets into the Sistine Chapel simply because of the human tendancy to herd. In this case the herd went for the already long line and ignored the empty line that was also selling tickets to anyone willing to break free from the herd.

2. The piss smell in Rome and Florence is due to a serious lack of public toilets (another lesson I had forgotten). If you are on a budget go to a back street cafe and order an espresso to use the toilet. Cost the same as paying the service charge and you get a caffeine hit. Whoop!!!

3. If you plan to keep a blog check to see if the instructions will show up in English first. Opps!

4. Quite simply www.helpx.net

More soon