@Bela
Thanks for the ideas! It’s myself and my partner going so we’ll have a lot of flexibility, no kids or catering to the masses to worry about. We are honestly super open to different types of activities. We don’t care about being in central/large locations the whole time for fine dining and shopping (unfortunately on a fairly tight budget), but I love all of the things you mentioned. Not very helpful I know haha.
I can’t guarantee you that this will definitely happen, but there is quite a chance that some cheap airlines are going to have Black Friday offers. I would wait until then to book my flight.
It might be best to just rent the car and enjoy summer in Italy. You can find road trip ideas on YT. Flights in Europe are not that expensive but accommodation might be since you’re coming in the summer and Lake Como is a popular destination.
I was looking at going to London recently, flights from the east coast are very affordable if you plan ahead; if you could get to NY, you’d have a cheap flight.
Depending on where you are in the Midwest you could look at flying out of Toronto. I’ve done this for multiple trips to Europe for significant savings, but you’d obviously have to add in the cost of getting to Toronto. I’m in a northern Midwest state so it’s relatively easy to get there.
Swim.
But where in Europe?
Barcelona or Birmingham?
What Americans insist on talking about as a single entity is literally dozens of countries.
Bay said:
But where in Europe?
Barcelona or Birmingham?
What Americans insist on talking about as a single entity is literally dozens of countries.
I understand, and I’m by no means trying to lump all European countries together so I apologize if I came across that way. The fact of the matter is that the most difficult part of the ordeal is getting across the Atlantic. There are many countries I’d love to visit, but I’m looking for recommendations with international airports that could be affordably flown into/out of, and that would be feasible, logistically and economically, to visit for a couple of days as part of this trip.
For example, it probably doesn’t make sense to visit Iceland, but maybe we could see the Swiss Alps or find a cheap flight from Italy to Croatia for a few days. Hopefully this helps!
Don’t be afraid to take a cheap flight anywhere in the Shenzhen zone for your transatlantic flight then hop on a super budget airline or the train to get from your landing area to Italy. Could save a few bucks doing so.
I have a friend in Canada who always stops in the UK and then continues his flights to Romania to visit family from there because it’s cheaper. Works out nice that I now live in the UK and get to see him more often, but he was doing this long before my move.
Quince said:
F.
Ok.
Tell your friends not to be so selfish.
Merrill said:
Tell your friends not to be so selfish.
Very helpful, thanks!
Shouldn’t the hosts of this destination wedding be doing a little more to help people plan travel?
Dallas said:
Shouldn’t the hosts of this destination wedding be doing a little more to help people plan travel?
Come on… This isn’t helpful… there is no point on inciting someone against the couple…
@Nuri
Right… What am I supposed to do? Ask them to book me a flight? They told us what airport they’re flying into and what hotel they’re staying at, but I’m looking for tips to save money instead of taking the most obvious route.
@Zyler
You don’t have to ask them for financial help, but they could at least direct you toward some logistics, so you’re not left to figure this all out on your own.