The question is how light do you go? To my mind a year in Italy means a whole range of clothing (having said that we are hoping to get considerably more use out of our summer wear than our winter garments). As we will mainly be travelling by public transport we don’t want to over-burden ourselves and so are just taking two suitcases and two small rucksacks between us. I’ve reduced our clothing down to seven pairs of shorts/trousers each (possibly eight in my case) plus tops.
Mark sold his sports car on Monday which was a bit sad. We’ve had loads of fun in it and have had the roof off most of the year unless it has been raining. Oh well, we are now moving on to other adventures. We will hang on the practical, but boring, car until the last moment.
Must get on with supper.
Anne
Tortoise Travel 
A thought on how much to pack……
When we toured Oz for 3 months, we found it quite liberating to take VERY few clothes.
It was fun to buy new items as we travelled – donating garments taken with us to “Op Shops” (Australian Charity Shops) on a “one in, one out” basis!
The excitement will definitely outweigh the scariness!
x
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That’s a good idea. Perhaps we’ll pick up some Gucci that way!
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How brave of you to travel so light – and how wise! The Italians have wonderful style, so anything you buy will be good value as well as a wearable memento of your great adventure when you get home. Go for it! xx
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We were thinking about you both on the Saturday that you left the UK, whilst travelling in a coach around Cuba! Hope the Wi-fi and communication with everyone is better in Italy !
Have a fantastic Italian experience and we look forward to more photos and travelling tales 🙂
Hilary and Rob
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Looking forward to hearing about your travels in Cuba.
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