( 5 reviews )
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( 6 of 6 found this review helpful ) Posted: Oct 30 2005
Having just returned from my first trip to Italy a few months ago, I'm still reliving the memories and soaking up information about the people and places in this enthralling country. Although you can't "get beneath the surface" and truly understand the culture during a 2-week bus tour, my armchair traveling since returning has deepened the experience for me and made me eager to return. The essays in Travelers' Tales allowed me to validate my own experiences and learn about others experiences and impressions of Italy. From interesting, educational and insightful to downright hilarious, I enjoyed every one of the essays. The difficulties of banking and understanding the tax laws, the challenges of traffic, the misconceptions about people in southern Italy, appreciating the churches, artwork and food of Italy are topics revealed by the various contributing authors. I highly recommend this collection to anyone who has traveled to Italy, is contemplating a trip to Italy, or will never get any further than armchair traveling. There's something for everyone in Travelers'Tales.
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( 2 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Mar 23 2005
Having travelled to Italy so many times, I found that some stories in this book are accurate. I do not agree with the other review, this book is not that bad at all. I agree that there are some stories that are boring, but that's what we see when we have different writers in one book and some are just fantastic. I really enjoy this book and I'm glad I bought it to accompany me during a travel to Spain with my Italian friend, so I asked him a lot of questions about the stories while we were on the road. And that's very entertaining!
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( 5 of 5 found this review helpful ) Posted: Oct 15 2004
Some folks take themselves too seriously..but enough of those reviewers. I think of these stories as little after-dinner treats. Something to savor after a long day dealing with the real world, knowing in these days of a bad economy and terrorism and jobliness, my chances of getting to Italy are slim. I enjoy the vicarious experience of savoring these adventures-travels in a country that I was never born into, but yearn for all the same.
