October 7, 2008
Ferragamo's Tuscany property, cheap honeymoons, San Diego experience
Since this blog is about travel plans, both realistic ones and the dream ones, this article seemed appropriate.
Turning off a dust track on the route from Buonconvento to Montalcino in Italy's Val D'Orcia, there is a small 10th-century Longobard church once used on the old pilgrim's trail, the Via Francigena, for those making the journey from Canterbury to Rome. It is owned by Massimo Ferragamo, son of the late Salvatore Ferragamo...There's also something about a travel agent who charges $10,000 to get his number. Guess we won't be interviewing him on this blog...
On the opposite end of the spectrum, here we have some ideas for cheap honeymoons. Backpack. Ask friends to lend you a vacation house. House sit or find a cheap houseboat. Etc.
I actually looked into the house sitting thing once. The option was to house sit in Manhattan I think and mind someone's cat and pay them $100/night. I bet they ended up paying $15 a visit for someone to come to the house twice a day and feed the cat...
Finally, this article talks about a San Diego vacation experience. San Diego is on my list of places to go and maybe someone there needs a house sitter for a bit. I love animals but I'm not going to pay for the privilege of walking your dog or feeding your cat...
Posted by James Trotta at October 7, 2008 11:54 PM | TrackBack