Where to Stay: Seven Hostel (www.sevenhostel.com)
Where to eat: Ristorante Leone Rosso (Red Lion – Pizza/Italian) – Address Via Marziale 25, Phone:3464999894, Known For: Easy to find (located near Sorrento train station area)
Activities: Sorrento Michelangelo’s Cheese Factory (oldest cheese factory on the Sorrentine peninsula – www.caseificiomichelangelo.com), Massa
Lubrense (beaches)
Where to go out: English Inn, Fauno Notte, Matilda Club, Music on the Rocks (Positano)
Zermatt:
How To Get There: Fly to Geneva and take a quick train to Zermatt (EasyJet , Spanair)
Where To Stay: 1. Alpenroyal Swiss Quality Zermatt Hotel – Riedweg 96 – 027 966 60 66* – 2. Matterhorn Hostel – Schluhmattstrasse 32 – 027 968 19 19
Activities: Unbelievable Ski Mountain – Cool town with great shops – Lots of Bars ]]>
Carnival is one of the most internationally known festivals celebrated in Venice, Cadiz and other cities around Spain – People dress up – Sing – Dance – Lots of wild parades and parties
Cadiz:
How To Get There: Fly to Seville and then take a train to Cadiz or Fly to Cadiz (Click Air Veuling)
Where To Stay: 1. Hotel Barcelo Cadiz – Avenida de Andalucia 89 – 2. Francia Y Paris – Plaza San Francisco 2-6? – 956 212 319
Activities: Great Beaches – Got to go there during Carnival (starts on February 29th in 2009)
Venice:
How To Get There: Fly either Click Air, Air Europa or Alitalia
Where To Stay: 1. Hotel Graspo de Ua – Rialto, 5094 – 041 520 5644 – 2. Hotel American Dinesen – San Vio, 628 – 39.041.5204733
Activities: Go during Carnival (February 13-24 2009) – Good Shopping – Great food – Take a Gondola ride
**Popular to go to around St. Patty’s Day (March 17th)
Where to Stay: Cassidys Hotel, Azalea Lodge, Oliver St. John Gogarty Hostel
Where to Eat: L’Ecrivain (great fish & meat dishes), Shanahan’s on the Green, Town Bar and Grill
Activities: The Long Hall (Old fashioned Irish bar), Guinness Storehouse, Dublin Castle (13th century castle)
Where to go out: SoSuMe (cool Japanese-style pub), The Market Bar, Temple Bar Area ]]>
Rome
Where to Eat – Hostaria Del Moro (Chicken Parm, Pizza & Pasta dishes), Tre Scallini (Located in Piazza Navona)
Activities – Coliseum/Roman Ruins, Spanish Steps (Located in Piazza Di Spagna), Vatican City (Vatican/Sistine Chapel – Closes at 1:30PM), Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona (Cool square where artists display artwork and play music), Great shopping near Spanish Steps area ]]>
Marbella – The south of Spain (Spain’s “Hamptons”)
Where to Stay – “Hotel BenaBola” (Located in Puerto Banus), Marriott’s Marbella Beach Resort
Where to Eat – “Red Pepper” (great Mediterranean restaurant on water in Puerto Banus)
Nightlife – Nikki Beach (Next to Marriott), Dreamer’s, Seven (Hooka Bar)
Activities – Day trip to Tarifa (Windsurfing capital of the world/most southern tip of Spain), Tanger, Morrocco (Take Ferry from Tarifa to Tanger), Gibraltar (British owned colony about an hour away – Play with the apes) ]]>
Lisbon:
Where To Stay – Hotel Veneza
Activities – Oceanario de Lisboa (largest Aquarium in Europe), Car Museum, Nova Tertulia (a bar that has interesting shots & great tea) – Go there towards the end of your trip and check out Lagos (2 hour bus ride south from Lisbon) ]]>
Florence:
Where To Eat – La Giostra (traditional italian cuisine), Tres Panche (small and exclusive), Acqua Al Due (blueberry steak, balsamic steak, pasta sampler, salad sampler), Osteria Del Olio (florentine steak, near Duomo), Gilli Wine Shop (located in Piazza Della Republica)
Activies – Chianti Wine Tours, Uffizi Gallery, Statue of David, Calzaiuoli Leather Factory (behind Hotel Savoy)
*Ask for Raphael and mention you know Jesse Klein – he’ll give good prices for leather jackets
Day Trip – Hire a driver to drive you to designer outlets – stop at San Giminani (small town on outskirts of florence) ]]>
Paris:
Activities – Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Palace of Versailles
Where To Eat – Original “Buddha Bar” (great food & ambiance), Kong (across from Louis Vitton building), “Au Pied de Cochon” (delicious onion soup – located on Les Halles centrals de Paris)
Where to go out – El Cabaret (good club), VIP Room (club located on Champs Elysee) ]]>
Interlaken, Switzerland:
Where To Stay – Funny Farm or Balmer’s (Both Hostels, but pretty nice)
Activities – Skydiving, skiing, night-sledding, rent go carts and drive around town, and eat at “Little Thai” – great restaurant right in town ]]>