Preparation ..

Travel - with Malaysian airlines
Accommodation in France and Italy
Money
Travel - car hire and train bookings
But it's slowly coming together!
A Major source of information has been the "Rough Guides to France / Italy" as well as the cities we're visiting..

So.. here's our plan, gradually taking shape:

• 30/4/2011 - Fly Melbourne to Paris via KL (Malaysian airlines)

• 1/5/2011 - 7/5/2011 - Stay in apartment - Serge & Dominique</a>

• 7/5/2011 take the IDTGV train from Gare de Lyon to Avignon - pick up car from Europcar in Avignon

• 7/5/2011 car to Nimes - stay at Mme Katoubs -Impasse des Passerouns for 2 weeks

• Explore Provence by car ..

• 20/5/2011 - return car to Avignon and take TGV to Nice

• 20 - 22nd stay two nights in Nice in Hotel Locarno

• 22/5/2011 Train from Nice Ville to La Spezia via Ventimiglia

• 22/5/2011 stay in Hotel Divine in Levanto

• Explore the Cinque Terre - get a train pass for this also Portofino

• 25/5/2011 Train from La Spezia to Venice

• Say in Venice studio - Residenza al Giardino with Cristina apartments

• Explore Venice for 3 days

• 28/5/2011 Train Venice to Florence

• Stay in studio Guelfo in via Guelfa, near the centre of Florence

• Explore Florence, Siena, Tuscany

• 4/6/2011 Train Florence to Rome - Stay in Apartment - Alessandro Carafa

• Explore Rome - day tour to Amalfi coast
• 12/6/2011 Fly out to KL - stay 2 nights at Hotel Federal

• 15/6/2011 Fly KL to Melbourne

Maybe to include:

• May 15th -Jonquieres - music and culture

• Tour to Loire Valley -
• Tour to Versailles
• Capri and Amalfi Coast tour from Rome