BOB CORBETT'S TRAVEL JOURNAL -- 2007

Italy, Austria, Budapest 2 -- April 16, 2007
Ready to leave for airport, packing list and tentative itinerary -- includes photos

By Bob Corbett

Bob and Sally packed and ready to walk out the door.

We will just walk the four short blocks up the street to the bus stop. This bus (for a mere $1.10 for seniors) will take us to the Metro stop, and the same ticket takes us INTO the airport itself. What an awesome deal. No parking, no inconveniencing anyone for a ride, no fuss. Easy and pleasant trip.

Packing list

Each of us will have one backpack. See photo above. Sally has a small purse that has straps on the back making it a small day bag as well. Each of us have a travel vest with many zippered INSIDE pockets for valuables, so large some small. Some so blasted hidden that even though I wore mine for the month long trip to Greece and Turkey last year, while getting ready for a walk in the park a few weeks ago I found a pocket I didn't even know existed.

In the backpack and travel vest we put:

BOB'S LIST colored ribbon for suitcases when checking them always take some food on the plane -- nuts - dried fruit pedometer and small battery for pedometer books pens and notebooks wine opener watch cell phone and charger if planning any picnic – very small cutting board pocket knife -- spoon and fork for each small flashlight two pair reading glasses and sunglasses light weight rain gear pillow case for dirty laundry bounce for suitcase and washing clothes shoes socks extra pants tee-shirts long-sleeve tee-shirt sleeping clothes underwear special bag with all shared toiletries -- hangs in bathroom. small shaving creams last about three weeks. shampoo – conditioner -- small (most places have it in room) scissors small bathroom scissors deodorant toe nail clippers cotton swabs a few bandaids tooth brush and paste razor and blades medicines and aspirin and cough supprants various non-prescription meds – IB Profin, diarrhea meds etc.

SALLY'S LIST colored ribbon for backpack carry-on purse/bag and vest food for the plane -- nuts - dried fruit quart baggie with liquids and gels book, pens, journal and notebooks puffs, floss, comb, translator (5 languages) coin purse small flashlight purell wipes magnifier camera (Kodak 3900) and SanDisk ImageMate CF Reader backpack socks (extra) and shoes (wear) extra slacks, pair shorts, skirt tee-shirts, short sleeve tee-shirts long-sleeve blouses sleeping clothes, slippers underwear jog suit pillow case for dirty laundry bounce for suitcase and washing clothes small,light weight cutting board light weight rain gear toiletry bag with shared toiletries -- hangs in bathroom. shampoo, conditioner, gel, brush cleanser, moisturizer, foundation, blush, lipstick deodorant tooth brush, paste, mouthwash medicines and aspirin cotton swabs a few bandaids toe nail clippers various non-prescription meds – tylenol, benedril, etc

Tentative itinerary list

I say "tentative" since we seldom like to be pinned to a schedule. The only reservations we have made are at the end of the trip in Vienna. Since I know the city well and have stayed in the Hotel Schonbrunn in the past, we did make reservations there.

And once we had those last days booked before coming home, we did pre-purchase tickets at the Volksoper for a performance of Mozart's Zauberflaute (The Magic Flute).

Otherwise we have no reservations for anything. The first place we go will be new to me. We will head to the small village in Sicily where the Sharamitaro family came from and Sally hopes to find some geneological information. We'll just take our chances there. The other places, Naples, Rome, Assisi, Florence, Venice, Halstatt and Graz I know well and have been to each quite a few times and know places to stay.

This allows us day by day changing of the schedule if we are ready move or or wishing to stay longer, or go to some new place not currently in our plans. We just like to travel with that freedom and uncertainty.

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