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Trip Financials: Paris, Italy, Lugano

Sep 17, 2025

trip financials

europe, france, italy, money, paris, tourism, travel, travel blog, travel expenses, trip costs

This European summer vacation ended up being about $4,000 less than our prior year’s European summer vacation, in large part due to using miles/points to buy our plane tickets. This was partially offset by some unnecessary extra spending (including $200 thrown away on a non-refundable hotel when we switched our departure from Milan to Naples),…
Trip Report: Paris, Italy, Lugano

Aug 17, 2025

trip report

europe, france, italy, milan, northern italy, paris, summer vacation, tourism, travel, travel blog, vacations

Italy! If only this blog existed when we went to Italy the first time, in 2023. That trip was my first time going to Europe, and my first trip out of North America as an adult. It was also the most exciting two weeks of my life, and I have spent each day with some…