Buon giorno. I am an Australian with

In Abruzzo, Pescara... airport, trains and buses to almost everywhere. However Abruzzo might not be included in your choice of places... Good luck and enjoy.

Grazie largelewis. I do not have a list of places ... Am just going to "see what happens". I googled Abruzzo - looks lovely so will keep it in mind as a place to visit for when I get over there

No problem, gather you will have thought about a rail pass? If not, it might be worth having a look at Seat61 site .

Great! Thanks for that. I was looking at getting a eurail pass but after looking at that site, I think I might just book my train trips as I need them.

Decide what is important to you and then cancel out the areas which do not meet your criteria. Italy is big (not like Australia) and very varied from place to place. The weather varies hugely as do work possibilities, and lifestyles. Peopl will jump in and offer suggestions, but if you want a metropolitan city lifestyle then Abruzzo is not for you. Make a list and read alot - you will arrive at your own itinerary.

Grazie modicasa. I am just happy to experience a variety of places. I am quite adaptable and am not necessarily looking for a metropolitan city type of environment. My main goal is to experience as much as I can and meet some interesting people and maybe pick up some work if I can. As you say, I will work out my own itinerary (probably while I'm travelling around Italy). My ideal itinerary would be to make my way around as much of the country as I can and if I like a place, stay for a while and if I don't like a place, move onto the next place. The places I would definitely like to see are cinque Terre, Milano, Venezia, capri, Amalfi, Sicily, Pompeii, Firenze. My family are near udine so will spend some time up there.

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