07/01/2026
100 days until we're sipping Chianti in Tuscany and I am READY. 🍷
The countdown is officially on, and so is the checklist (because what's a trip without one?).
✅ Passport
✅ Flights booked
✅ Hotel in Colleoli
🔄 Car hire - quotes being gathered
⏳ Hotel in Milan - next on the list
🇮🇹 Learn Italian - 7 days done, 100 to go (already butchering the pronunciation, but determined to impress the locals)
🎨 Sightseeing planned - Steve's put CoPilot to work. We're talking Leaning Tower of Pisa, cathedrals, museums, wine tasting (ancora, per favore 🙌)
Quick note: we're flying into Milan rather than Pisa or Florence because that's where the flights lined up. Turns out perfect itineraries are a myth - strategic ones are what count.
Anyone else planning Italian adventures? Drop your must-dos in the comments. I'm taking notes! 👇