ITALY Made Easy for Seniors: An Alternative to the Escorted Tour Paperback – February 13, 2023

The kids are grown and perhaps you even have grandchildren. You have been thinking about going to Italy for years, but have always put it off with excuses like “it costs too much,” or “we don’t have the money,” or “I wouldn’t know what to do first.” Fear no more, ITALY Made Easy for Seniors answers all your questions.You will find that for a ten day visit to Italy, excluding airfare, with 3-4 star hotels, meals, transportation and admissions it will cost you about $1500 per person. So forget about your friends who took one of those pricey fully escorted tours and spent $5000 per person. You don’t have to.Bob Kaufman knows. As President of National Travel Vacations for 30 years he ran those pricey tours. Now he tells all.ITALY Made Easy for Seniors provides you with itineraries to follow for the first time visitor and folks making their second or third trip to Italy. The book is not just about visiting Rome, Florence and Venice. Kaufman covers all the major sites including 100s of pages on Sicily, Puglia, Cinque Terre, The Lakes and more.This is not one of those five pound glitzy books with lots of color pictures. This book is for planning, and then taking it with you, so you can refer to it each day.Each day has details on where to stay, what to do, and how to get there. For each major city for overnighting the writer provides a listing of 3-4 star convenient hotels in what he calls “flat areas” so there is not a lot of walking up and down hills.ITALY Made Easy for Seniors, is specifically written for Seniors. However, you don’t have to be a Senior! Throughout the book you will find dozens of tips for Seniors. For example, in Rome it is best not to book a hotel on the Via Veneto. Did you know you don’t have to climb up or down the Spanish Steps?Throughout the book, the author recommends rail travel on Italy’s high speed rail system. However, for those caring to drive, he provides information as to drive time, parking and more.Unlike other books on the market, the writer “interleaves” history with the travel details of each place you are visiting. In this way, you won’t have to lug around a four pound book on the history of Italy. The author provides you what he calls “The facts and only the facts” or what you may call “short and sweet.”Even if you are not a Senior, you will find this book essential for planning and then visiting Italy as a first timer or a subsequent visitor. Read more