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I am planning a trip to Italy with my grandson. We are both very excited about the prospect of taking this vacation together. I have taken other children and grandchildren on similar trips, and have learned a few things about making these vacations enjoyable for everybody involved. The most important thing I have discovered is that children appreciate having a voice in planning outings and vacations. When they feel as if their suggestions and contributions are heard, and become part of the experience, they tend to be more cooperative and cheerful overall. I decided that our first step should be to find some basic facts about Italy. We discovered the website, http://www.italyfacts.co.uk/, a wonderful resource for information of all kinds about this beautiful and historically significant country.

Obviously, the first step in planning a trip like ours is to organize an itinerary, deciding first where to go and then the sequence of travel stops. Italy is a tourist’s dream, for there are cities that appeal to any possible interest – cultural, religious, artistic, historic – and, of course, one cannot overlook the food, the wine, the glass and the leather. My grandson and I decided to do some research on Italian cities first, and there is link on the site’s main page, which took us to http://www.italyfacts.co.uk/italian-cities/. We decided to research our top choices – Rome, Venice, and Florence.

The information provided on these cities was thorough yet compact and included climate conditions as well, so that tourists know how to pack. Of course, we knew we were going to Rome, for we wanted to stand in the Coliseum and visit St Peter’s Basilica, but the additional information on http://www.italyfacts.co.uk/italian-cities/ allowed us to determine how many days we would actually spend in that city.

Because the future of Venice is somewhat in question, it became a mandatory part of our itinerary. For my entire life, I have had the desire to take a gondola ride in Venice, and this might be my last opportunity to do so. The architecture and history were also obvious draws. Because our time was somewhat limited, we had to make a choice between Florence and Milan. This was not as difficult as I thought it would be, because http://www.italyfacts.co.uk/italian-cities/ had the factual information we needed, and the prospect of actually seeing the Michelangelo’s David was the deciding factor.

Once the itinerary was established and the trip arranged, we returned to the http://www.italyfacts.co.uk/ because it contained so much information about Italian culture, history, sports, and, interestingly, a section on facts about Italy for kids. Italian cuisine has always been a big part of our diet, and we were excited to know that pasta could be found literally anywhere. We did not know, however, that the typical Italian diet is based largely on grains, vegetables and healthy proteins, something we Americans should emulate more.

My grandson returned to http://www.italyfacts.co.uk/ many times before our trip, and began to recite all sorts of facts about Italy at family get-togethers. The actual trip, of course, was an experience we shall forever remember, but it was nice to have so much information prior to the actual event. http://www.italyfacts.co.uk/ is a great resource!