While working on my next book, I came across this snippet:
“We’ll land in Milan and spend a few days there. Then we’ll take the train to Venice. Maybe going to Lake Como on the way. Next, we want to visit a small town where my husband’s family is from. We figured we’d rent a car for a couple of days, because it will be difficult to get to on public transportation. We’re thinking we’ll head from there to Bologna, the food there is supposed to be great. Then take a train to Rome and on to Naples; there’s a small village there our friends want to see. We’ll loop back to Milan for our flight home”
“How long is this trip?” I asked.
“Ten days.”
I inwardly groaned and told her, “You may want to rethink your itinerary. It will be like trying to see the entire east coast of the United States from New York to Florida in ten days.”
“Oh.”
“You’ll be moving constantly, exhausted and won’t remember a thing. Remember the movie If It’s Tuesday It Must be Belgium?”
“Yes.”
“If you stick with this plan, you’ll have have spent a lot of money for photos that you probably won’t even be able to identify. When you get home, you’ll need a vacation from your vacation.”
I think I gave her good advice, sometimes less really is more. Fortunately, she followed my advice.