84 Days Until Tuscany

Co-worker Heather and I are traveling to Tuscany this June for a writer's conference/personal exploration. This trip is what one would consider not using the dollar to its advantage. There is nothing remotely inexpensive about a trip to Tuscany, but I'm going anyway. And truth be told, it's incredibly tempting to think about making this a one-way trip...

Trip Details:

8 days in Lucca, Tuscany, on an ancient estate

1/2 days spent writing and crafting creative works with authors/publishers

other 1/2 days spent making cheese (side note: we'll be waking at 4am to travel to the shepherdess to watch begin the pecorino and ricotta cheese-making), touring vineyards and -- dig this -- making limoncello.

Shout out to the conference organizer who put "lollying by the pool" into the schedule. God bless the organizer who can actually work pool time into a schedule.

And today, the last piece of the puzzle, we purchased our plane tickets. They were not cheap, but at least we're flying Delta (an international well-known airline) and the Delta Gods were smiling upon us ... seats 21F and 21G EXIT ROWS!

Frogger Travel Tip: If you book airline tickets through a one-off ticketing agency (cheaptickets.com, orbitz.com, travelocity.com, expedia.com) you may not be able to immediately choose your seat assignments. Book your travel and wait for your confirmation, then go to the airline's Web site and choose your seats from their site.