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Original idea for trip to Manila near beginning of June 2018. Add on a trip to Italy. No dates decided, though needed to be Spring - Autumn, preferably Summer (Northern hemisphere) as fewer/less bulky clothes would be required. Easter is very late in 2019, and Easter travel in Philippines is not advisable, which made May - September most likely months.
 
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On further planning Verona Opera season runs from late June till late August. Further limiting is which Opera to see, which means being in Verona on one of a very limited number of dates. Working back from that means only 3 realistic travel periods are practical - leaving at the beginning of June, mid July, or mid August.
 
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===Budget===
 
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====Lowest Budget====
 
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Budget planning very difficult in advance. Initial estimate 8k for flights. Accommodation in Manila potentially free, est 200/night accommodation in Italy for 10 days plus 200/day spending. Low budget of 12k.
 
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After investigation costs in Italy much higher with accommodation nearer 300/night, food costs and activities 300/day. Additionally a trip to Disneyland in HK plus activities in Manila added significantly to the budget. Airfares initially estimated too high though. Revised budget 20k.
 
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As planning progressed a more accurate budget was able to be worked out. Initial savings target of 20k, then additional saving on top of that would make things more comfortable. As of March 2019 25k deemed minimum, target is 28k.
 
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===Itinerary Dates Set===
 
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At the end of August Cathay Pacific, my preferred airline, had cheap fares to Rome. After nearly 3 months our savings goals were way ahead of the target, and we could risk buying the tickets. These fares only went till the beginning of July so that meant if we took these flights only the first travel band was an option.
 
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Reworking the schedule I realised a better option than returning to Rome for the flight home (and covering the same ground twice) it was much the same cost to fly back from Paris.
 
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On having the travel band set for June it was time to set the itinerary more accurately. Initially we were going to visit Cinque Terre from a night trip from Florence, but I really regretted not having visited the Amalfi Coast last visit, so that was incorporated instead. It was also cheaper to fly back a day later from Paris by about the same amount as the accommodation costs. In the end the time in Europe expanded from 10-12 days to 20 days.
 
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===Accommodation Booked===
 
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In some ways this was the funnest part. By booking so far out (9 months out) we're guaranteed to get first pick of any place we wanted.
 
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By and large I was after places with history and character, rather than places that were either cheap or luxurious. Hostels were briefly considered, especially at the earlier planning stages, but for 3 of us they worked out no cheaper and had greater drawbacks than simply getting a room at a B&B or hotel.
 
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Knowing that we'd be jetlagged on arriving in Rome, and since we'd be staying there for some time I wanted a place that was comfortable, and a quite location but not too far from everything, and had a kitchen. Booking a ticket for the Arena at Verona and accommodation there was also a priority, since the whole trip was structured around that. The Amalfi Coast was also a challenge - it's expensive and travel there is difficult. I discovered a walk I'd like to try, and ended up deciding to stay in a village at the end of the walk.
 
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===Travel===
 
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*Book train Roma -> Napoli
 
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*Book train Salerno -> Firenze
 
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*Book train Firenze -> Venezia
 
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*Eiffel Tower
 
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*Leaning Tower
 
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*Uffizi Gallery
 
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*International Driver's License
 
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*TG-5 Camera
 
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*Memory cards
 
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*Turkish Towels
 
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*Dress Shoes
 
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*RAVpower power bank
 
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===Travel===
 
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*Tickets to Hong Kong, Rome and back from Paris
 
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*Tickets to Manila and back to Hong Kong
 
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*Overnight train from Verona to Paris
 
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*Tickets to Verona Arena
 
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*Passports
 
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*Travel Insurance
 
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*Flash Drives for backup
 
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Revision as of 00:06, 23 March 2019

Itinerary

Hong Kong

Activities

Tier 1

Destination Description Links Cost pp Cost total
Hong Kong Disneyland TripAdvisor HK$619/HK$458 HK$1696
Peak Tram Queues may be too long TripAdvisor HK$99/47 incl sky pass HK$245
Temple Street Night Market TripAdvisor
Star Ferry TripAdvisor HK$3.7/2.2 weekends, upper deck HK$9.6
Hong Kong Observation Wheel Book up to a month in advance [1] HK$21.20/10.60 HK$53

Tier 2

Destination Description Links Cost pp Cost total
Nan Lian Garden TripAdvisor Free Free
Tian Tan Buddha TripAdvisor
Ngong Ping cable car Big Bhudda and cable car review HK$315/190 HK$820

Manila

Rome

Activities

Tier 1

Destination Description Links Cost pp Cost total
Trevi Fountain Go very early morning if awake 9 Things You Didn’t Know About The Trevi Fountain
Wikipedia		 Take a coin to throw over your shoulder 3
Pantheon Wikipedia Free Free
Colosseum Wikipedia
Palatine Museum on Palatine Hill TripAdvisor
Roman Forum Wikipedia
Borghese Gallery TripAdvisor
Vatican Museums
Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore
Appia Antica Regional Park TripAdvisor
Ascensori panoramici
Capitoline Museums

Tier 2

Destination Description Links Cost pp Cost total
Piazza Navona Wikipedia
Museum and Crypt of the Capuchin Friars TripAdvisor
Church of St. Louis of the French TripAdvisor
Mouth of Truth Wikipedia
Le Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini

Naples

Nocelle

Florence

Tuscany

Venice

Verona

  • Verona Arena

Paris

Activities

Tier 1

Destination Description Links Cost pp Cost total
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris Use app to avoid queue TripAdvisor
No more queuing		 8.50ea tower
6.00ea crypt		 43.50
Sainte-Chapelle Stained-glass windows TripAdvisor
Louvre Museum Mona Lisa TripAdvisor 34 (under 19 free)
Arc de Triomphe TripAdvisor 24 (assuming kids free?)
Eiffel Tower Book at least a month in advance TripAdvisor 57

Tier 2

Destination Description Links Cost pp Cost total
Napoléon's Tomb TripAdvisor
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont TripAdvisor
Panthéon TripAdvisor
Galeries Lafayette Haussmann Department Store TripAdvisor
Musée d'Orsay TripAdvisor 28 (under 18 free)
Sacré-Cœur Basilica TripAdvisor
Orangerie Museum TripAdvisor
Pont Alexandre III TripAdvisor
Rodin Museum Closed Monday TripAdvisor 20

Paris Pass

https://thesavvybackpacker.com/paris-pass-review/

The Eiffel Tower and the Catacombs are not included in this pass.

3 Day Paris Passes come with a 2 Day Museum Pass.

  • 2day 138/adult 46/child
  • 3day 174/adult 53/child

Packing List

Administration

  • Passports
  • 2x Copies of Passports
  • Printout of Itinerary
  • Printout of Accommodation
  • Printout of Tickets to Activities
  • Printout of Travel Tickets
  • Pen
  • Wallet

Medical

  • Voltarin
  • Panadeine
  • Bangages
  • Tape
  • Safety pins
  • Betadine
  • Anthisan
  • Zetop
  • Nasal spray
  • Losec
  • Gaviscon
  • Asthma Inhaler
  • Metamucil
  • Metoprolol
  • Soov
  • Panadol
  • Ibuprofefen

Clothing

Mum

  • Togs
  • Allbirds
  • Boots
  • Underwear
  • Shirts
  • Shorts
  • Pants
  • Deodorant
  • Pencil eyebrow

Dad

  • Togs
  • Allbirds
  • Boots
  • 2x pants
  • Shorts
  • Xx Underwear
  • Dress shirt
  • Shirt
  • T-shirt
  • Wool socks
  • Warm top
  • Jacket

Kid

  • Togs
  • Allbirds

Electronics

  • Power adapter
  • 3x USB cable
  • USB-C cable
  • Gopro camera
  • Gopro stick
  • Gopro spare battery
  • Gorillapod
  • RX100 camera
  • RX100 Polarized filter
  • RX100 spare battery
  • Adata Power bank
  • Kindle
  • Tablet
  • Laptop
  • Laptop charger
  • Earbuds
  • phone
  • watch

Personal

  • Toothbrush
  • Neck pillow
  • Fragrance
  • Mobile phone
  • Wallet
  • Glasses
  • Spare Glasses
  • Sunglasses

Group

  • Toothpaste
  • Clothesline
  • Sunscreen
  • Insect Repellent
  • Glasses/Lens cleaner wipes
  • Toilet Paper
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