Hey everyone!
Looks like we'll have a good mix of everything -- ages/countries/etc. I'm 29 and my sister Kaci is 20. (I know, big gap, but there's another sister and brother between us.) Haven't been learning any Italian, so hopefully we'll get by -- or have you do the talking for us, Jaimie.
I haven't set a daily budget yet, so I'm not much help with that.
Anyway, I can't wait to spend a couple weeks in Italy and meet everyone!

Hey erin, jaimie, claire and helen (whew!).

I did a little italian at uni but I wasn't exactly head of the class (read: I just passed). So I might be able to throw in the odd word but probably in the wrong context.

eg. Italian: how hot would you like your coffee (in italian) ?
Max (in italian): Brown thanks.

We're only 2 months away!

Lol, Erin- You're too funny.

Hello everyone! I was trying to work out how much money to budget and i found a girl who's done the tour and she said that she budgeted 150 euro per day but only spent around 60 per day! But I think i'm going to budget more than 60 a day cos i don't think that would get you very far.
ok well i hope that helps!!

Also a man i know said that milan has really good markets on sundays, and i think we will be there on a sunday! yay!

As for the italian, i studied it until yr 10, but only know the basics :-) Hopefully enough to get me by!

So it's been 2 weeks since anyone posted anything on here. Thought I would throw out the idea of a 'Get to Know you Poll'.

1. What is your name?

2. Traveling alone or with someone, who is that person?

3. Where do you live?

4. Your hobbies?

5. Favorite 3 movies?

6. 3 Favorite foods?

7. What 3 things are a "Must-Do" while in Italy?

8. Is there anything else that you would like to add?

1. What is your name? Jaimie

2. Traveling alone or with someone, who is that person? Traveling with my husband, Todd

3. Where do you live? A small town in upstate New York called Seneca Falls

4. Your hobbies? Traveling, Movies, Wine, Reading, Entertaining, Living life to the fullest and Spending time with my husband, family, friends and my dogs

5. Favorite 3 movies? Pretty Woman, The Italian Job and the Harry Potter movies

6. 3 Favorite foods? Pizza, Shrimp and Filet Mignon

7. What 3 things are a "Must-Do" while in Italy? Drink Italian Wine, Go to Venice and take a Gondola Ride

8. Is there anything else that you would like to add? We can't wait to meet everyone and travel around Italy

Great idea for the poll!!

1. What is your name? Erin

2. Traveling alone or with someone, who is that person? With someone...my new husband of 7 days, Dean

3. Where do you live? Calgary, Alberta, Canada

4. Your hobbies? Camping, quadding, traveling, entertaining

5. Favorite 3 movies? LOL!! Breakfast Club, Braveheart, Man on Fire

6. 3 Favorite foods? Anything Mediterranean, Cheese, Cherries

7. What 3 things are a "Must-Do" while in Italy? No must do's...we're just gonna take it as it comes...but definately as many history lessons as we can take in is a bonus!!

8. Is there anything else that you would like to add? We can't wait to get on that plane and take off! We're arriving a day earlier so hopefully we can get a bit of a feel for the area

Erin & Dean-

Congratulations on tying the knot!!!!!!!

Hope you had a great time!

Great idea.

1. What is your name? Max

2. Traveling alone or with someone, who is that person? Initially alone - but planning to meet up with you all (of course) and maybe another friend afterwards

3. Where do you live? Perth, Western Australia

4. Your hobbies? Playing music, cooking and reading

5. Favorite 3 movies? Shawshank Redemption, Dead Poets Society, Top Gun

6. 3 Favorite foods? Risotto, Sunday Roasts, Chocolate

7. What 3 things are a "Must-Do" while in Italy? Seeing the Amalfi Coast, riding a scooter, getting stuck into some Italians for Grosso's World Cup dive against Aust!

1. What is your name? Claire

2. Traveling alone or with someone, who is that person? with my sister Helen

3. Where do you live? small town, about 4hrs east of melbourne, victoria, Australia

4. Your hobbies? cooking, reading, spending time with family and friends.

5. Favorite 3 movies? Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Ps I Love You

6. 3 Favorite foods? Chicken Kiev, Chocolate and Milo

7. What 3 things are a "Must-Do" while in Italy? Take lots of Photos, gondola ride in Venice and eat lots of Gelati and drink lots of coffee.

8. Is there anything else that you would like to add? Nope, see you in 6 weeks!

1. What is your name? Helen

2. Traveling alone or with someone, who is that person? With my sister Claire

3. Where do you live? same as above

4. Your hobbies? reading, shopping, music

5. Favorite 3 movies? Lord of the Rings, A Knights Tale, The freedom writers.

6. 3 Favorite foods? Avocado on toast, Vegemite, Smoothies

7. What 3 things are a "Must-Do" while in Italy? anything and everything

8. Is there anything else that you would like to add? nope

Congrats Erin and Dean!! I hope you had a great day!

1. What is your name? Erin V.

2. Traveling alone or with someone, who is that person? My sister, Kaci

3. Where do you live? Loveland, Colorado, USA (about an hour north of Denver)

4. Your hobbies? Traveling, Reading, Just hanging out

5. Favorite 3 movies? Cinema Paradiso, About a Boy, Moonstruck (so corny, I know)

6. 3 Favorite foods? Anything mexican, italian . . . I think that covers it.

7. What 3 things are a "Must-Do" while in Italy? The historic sites of Rome, art in Florence, and eating some delicious authentic Italian food

8. Is there anything else that you would like to add? Only that I hope the next month and a half goes fast!

1. What is your name? Marcelle Angela Jacobs

2. Traveling alone or with someone, who is that person? Alone

3. Where do you live? South Africa, Johannesburg

4. Your hobbies? I'm an avid football (soccer) fan, reading and writing poetry, listening to music, meeting new people.

5. Favorite 3 movies? Jerry Maguire, Goal, Boondock Saints

6. 3 Favorite foods? Pizza, Lasagne, Spare ribs & chips

7. What 3 things are a "Must-Do" while in Italy? Have my first cup of coffee (have never had coffee in my life, will tell u guys all about it, lol), Eat a pizza on the Spanish Steps, Gondola ride in Venice.

8. Is there anything else that you would like to add? I am extremely short, but dynamite comes in small packages. I cannot wait to meet you all and make a bunch of new friends!!

Who is arriving at the Rome airport on Sunday, October 12th and at what time?

We will be arriving around 7:30am (it's going to be a LONG flight).

Jaimie...thanks for the congrats!! It was a perfect day and now all we can think about is Italy

We're actually arriving on Oct 11 in the evening at around 6:30pm. Maybe we can get a bit of a grip on the Italian scene