Comments on: One month in Rome – the joy of travelling slowly https://40plusstyle.com/one-month-in-rom/ 40+ Style: Fashion, Style & Beauty inspiration + how to dress over 40 Thu, 27 Apr 2023 11:46:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jan https://40plusstyle.com/one-month-in-rom/#comment-145519 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 11:00:16 +0000 https://40plusstyle.com/?p=86579#comment-145519 In reply to carole a palmer.

Here in Germany jeans are the everyday outfit. Dress them up or down and you can certainly wear trainers with them. They have become a normal choice of footwear thanks to fashion over the last years. And you can wear every sort of clothing that you can think of. It´s your choice and comfort has become key during the pandemic. Only for certain kinds of restaurants people are dressing a bit more refined. Or maybe higher level shops. I live in a touristy area and jeans and even pretty funky outfits are seen everywhere, because people from all over the world are visiting. You can´t identify where they are exactly coming from only because of their clothes.
Pardon my english as it is not my mother tongue.

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By: Sylvia https://40plusstyle.com/one-month-in-rom/#comment-145518 Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:40:02 +0000 https://40plusstyle.com/?p=86579#comment-145518 In reply to Susan.

Thanks for the tips. I already visited that area and it’s a fabulous neighborhood.

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By: Sylvia https://40plusstyle.com/one-month-in-rom/#comment-145517 Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:39:05 +0000 https://40plusstyle.com/?p=86579#comment-145517 In reply to carole a palmer.

This is certainly not the rule for the whole of Europe. In Italy women wear them less but for me that’s not a reason not to wear them. Jeans can be incredibly stylish and for travel, they’re just extremely practical.

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By: Sylvia https://40plusstyle.com/one-month-in-rom/#comment-145516 Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:36:47 +0000 https://40plusstyle.com/?p=86579#comment-145516 In reply to No Fear of Fashion.

Not impossible if you do something like a home exchange. Lots of people with dogs there and some have bigger houses with garden…. Also fabulous parks for the dog to run around in.

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By: No Fear of Fashion https://40plusstyle.com/one-month-in-rom/#comment-145515 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 18:57:11 +0000 https://40plusstyle.com/?p=86579#comment-145515 Oh, you do lead a life to envy. Ron and I were talking about staying a month in Paris but that is rather impossible with a dog that needs to run a couple of hours a day. Oh well.
Have lots of fun Sylvia.
I like your jeans and shirt. Not too keen on the jacket but we are all different, so that doesn’t really matter.
Greetje

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By: carole a palmer https://40plusstyle.com/one-month-in-rom/#comment-145514 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 16:27:53 +0000 https://40plusstyle.com/?p=86579#comment-145514 hi,
I used to be told that in Europe, people don’t wear jeans out and about and it marks me as an American instantly.
Has this changed? I notice that you are wearing and featuring Jeans. I love them, but used to wear black, blue, or tan pants in Europe.
carole

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By: Susan https://40plusstyle.com/one-month-in-rom/#comment-145509 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:17:37 +0000 https://40plusstyle.com/?p=86579#comment-145509 Visit the Jewish ghetto for fabulous fried artichokes plated like giant sunflowers and while there stop in Antico Forno Boccione. It’s no bigger than a walk in closet but is always mobbed with those wanting Pizza Ebraica, a fruit and nut studded pastry bar!

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By: Sylvia https://40plusstyle.com/one-month-in-rom/#comment-145507 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 19:21:18 +0000 https://40plusstyle.com/?p=86579#comment-145507 In reply to Judi.

Great to read that you like this life of (slow) travelling. Yes packing can be a challenge, certainly for this season, but you also learn how to do a lot more with less 🙂 More on that next week.

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By: Sylvia https://40plusstyle.com/one-month-in-rom/#comment-145506 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 19:18:06 +0000 https://40plusstyle.com/?p=86579#comment-145506 In reply to Patricia.

Sounds like a great trip. Will you be (slow) travelling again?

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By: Patricia https://40plusstyle.com/one-month-in-rom/#comment-145505 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:34:14 +0000 https://40plusstyle.com/?p=86579#comment-145505 Several years ago I was able to spend a year traveling. But, like you, I am a slow traveler. I bought an around-the-world plane ticket, traveling from west to east. I live in California in the Bay Area, so first arrived in San Diego. I slipped across the border and spent two weeks with a friend in Mexico. Then off to Costa Rica, where I spent two months. Then to Toronto, where I could again cross the border to be with family in Buffalo NY. I picked up my brother and we went to Italy. I spent three months living in Siena. I took a few quick trips to Morocco, Barcelona and Istanbul while I was there. Then off to Thailand! Again, it was easy enough to pack a small bag and go to Cambodia and Laos for short visits. Then on to New Zealand. I had only planned for a two week trip there, but was sorry I gave it such short shrift. NZ is definitely a place to return to. Then the last leg of the journey – a week in Hawaii, then home.
Slow travel is the way to go!

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By: Judi https://40plusstyle.com/one-month-in-rom/#comment-145504 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:04:46 +0000 https://40plusstyle.com/?p=86579#comment-145504 Interesting life and very similiar to what we have been doing the last ten years. Italy is a favorite! Portugal too.
We are currently in Spain for two months visiting many cities.
The packing can be challenging for long periods with weather changes but so far I think we have it handled.
The other aspect we have to think about is healthcare. We make sure we have enough of the few medications we take to cover 3 months. And we are fully vaccinated but in the USA I would be able to get my booster shot last month. Despite the US state department saying US citizens can get vaccinations in Spain, you must follow whatever the country you are visiting is doing.
Right now those boosters are only be given to 70 plus. And we found little help explaining any of this. I have to wait to return to the States.. Thankfully Spain is doing very well & 80% vaccinated.
My husband speaks spanish and it is most helpful whenever we travel.
Just some thoughts and any tips appreciated. We love this life and feel very blessed to travel this way.

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