We are back from Italy, hello everybody...

[katiemack Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close katiemack]

I missed you all, and am very glad to be back home.

The trip was great, an adventure upon adventure.

We are pretty tired, so I won't be posting much for a day or so. Just wanted to say "hello".

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

You missed a lot- glad to have you back.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

Welcome back!!! Glad to hear you had a great time, can't wait to hear about your "adventures!"

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

I missed you all, and am very glad to be back home.

The trip was great, an adventure upon adventure.

We are pretty tired, so I won't be posting much for a day or so. Just wanted to say "hello".

We, ladies, missed you too and I am happy that you had a great trip. I am looking forward to your stories here or there.

[happymum Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close happymum]

Welcome home! Looking forward to hearing all about it.

[Sydney Contributor - Bronze Find all posts View Profile Close Sydney]

Welcome back. Glad you enjoyed Italy.

[mshatty Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close mshatty]

I missed you all, and am very glad to be back home.

The trip was great, an adventure upon adventure.

We are pretty tired, so I won't be posting much for a day or so. Just wanted to say "hello".

Welcome back Katiemack! I noticed that your post had a little Italian accent to it! Ciao!

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Welcome back!!!!

Can't wait to hear all about your trip.

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

Welcome back, glad you had a great trip.

[gophish Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close gophish]

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Glad that you had a nice trip. Italy is great!!

[kapish Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close kapish]

Welcome back!

[4ARedOctober Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close 4ARedOctober]

Welcome back to the one of many European travelers on this board. Look forward to your report.

[katiemack Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close katiemack]

Thanks for the warm welcome back! The theme of our trip was defined early....AVENTURA!

We left PHX on a very complicated itinerary, with American Airlines because we used our FF miles for the air.

Needless to say, when we hit Dallas, there was a storm, so we were sent to Abilene for refueling so we could circle DFW.

Arrived late for our connection to Raleigh, so we got to the AA desk in time to get rerouted.

Long story short, instead of getting to Torino via London Gatwick as originally planned, we had to go thru Paris. We have never been to Paris, and the airport there was insane, with little help in making our connecting flight....a miracle happened and we managed to find our way thru terminals and buses and get to the plane. However, our arrival into Torino was met with the usual: NO BAGS! Our bags were not delivered to us until day 4 of the trip, and that was only because our cugino called the baggage personnel at Torino with "an offer they couldn't refuse."

Day 5, off to Venice. TBC.....

[vlariano Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close vlariano]

Sounds like it was Aventura! Four days without bags, how awful, but it sounds like you make the best of everything and always enjoy your experiences. Can't wait to hear more.

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

I know it takes a while to get acclimated and catch up on things at home but I am waiting for the next installment.

I'm hoping you didn't have to spend too much on clothing waiting for your bags to catch up to you.

I almost booked our London trip on AirFrance thru Paris but the replies to that post made me think better of it.

Glad you are back and I do hope you enjoyed this trip as you put so much planning into it!