Spain

[robbie1987]

hello my name is robbie next august its my birthday and i wanted to travel outside the states because i have never done it before, my mom says i should go to madrid spain because its a great city with lots of history, my dad says i should go to Rome and i am very conffused because i cant decide where to go, i also dont know where to buy all the things, like the airplane ticket , to book the hotel and all that, i was thinking maybe in a travel agency, some friends told me that on the internet the found a great escorted tour, which maybe right for me considering that i would be traveling alone and i have not benn in any contry other than the states, son probably a planned tour coul be fine, some friends bought a tour to Argentina on a web page and said it was great i think the page is http://www.affordabletours.com , but i dont know all that things i was wondering if some one could tell me if it was better to travel with a tour o r what and where to go rome or madrid i would sure appreciete it a lot







robbie

[cinders690]

They both sound great. Madrid, Spain and Rome, Italy; both have a rich history of the arts, wars and food. To say which is better: to go alone or in a tour is how you feel about doing things at those places. If you were going to a place by yourself, you get to go and see things that tourist don't see, but there is a down fall ; if you don't know the language, the culture, and history you may not enjoy the trip. With a tour you get a little history, a little culture and a basic idea of the language from the tour guide. If you are for an adventure go ahead and do it on your own. If you want to play it safe go with a tour. If I were to choose which country out of the two; I would choose Spain because of the artists from there like Picasso, Goya, Salvidor Dali, and many others. The food and places to take photos of. Plus, I would go with a tour guide for my first time going there. Then plan a second trip without a guide.

Well I hope I helped you out a bit on your decision making. If you need more info on the history, arts, and culture e-mail me: cinders_690@yahoo.com

I hope you have a great trip in August.

[laphotosoc]

1) Don't just go to a single city in either country-I have been in both and they do not represent the whole country or culture. They are each worth about three days of photography. The both have museums filled with art, they both historic and religious sites.
2) Take a tour. The major tour companies all have tours where you hit the major cities of each country; Spain: Madrid, Toledo, Granada, La Costa del Sol, Sevilla, Gibraltar and Cordoba; or Madrid, Zaragosa, Barcelona, and Valencia. In Italy: Pisa, San Gimignano (great shopping), Florence, Milan, Turin, Bologna, Verona, Venice, Orvieto and Assisi; or Rome, Naples, Sorrento, Capri, Palermo, Naples, and Syracuse.
3) Go back on your own after you've seen the highlights from a tour. We have been to Paris twice and London 3 times. Now I am figuring how to get back to Venice.
4) Use an discount internet travel agent: afforable tours is one. Gate1 travel has very cheap single and double city packages.

Whatever you do, post pictures at your pbase site when you get back.

Glenn