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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would love to hear your experiences in Italy with a child at or near this age. We are planning a two week trip and wondering how others experiences were.

Did you rent an apartment or hotel? If an apartment, did you cook dinner yourselves?

What was your schedule like - did you adapt to the late dinner hour they tend to have or eat earlier? Nap on the go?

How did you plan activities? Did you do any tours or museums during your trip or stick to all go with the flow, non ticket activities?[/quote]

We went to Europe w a twenty month old AND AN EXTRA FAMILY MEMBER.   Jet lag was tough, then we had a great time.   Would do it again with the extra family member/nanny/whomever.   Personally, I would not attempt this as a couple plus 20 month old.   The question here is whether you can do enough and enjoy enough once you get through the jet lag.   W/ 3 adults, nobody gets too burdened (except mom to some extent).

We rented an apartment -- that works best for us with kids so they can eat their regular favorites.  If you rent an apartment, spend some time vetting the place -- things that would not be an issue for two adults (say, a noisy city street) may cause real hiccups for baby/toddler.

Some folks here have mentioned latin america -- I think that is a good option.  Help is less expensive, less jet lag (I would not say no jet lag).    Also, I think you are better to stay in your expense comfort zone because there are certain things that are not fun to economize with kids.    Obviously, that's going to be different for different folks.   But I would definitely say that if going to Europe is expensive for you (i.e. something you would not do every year), then waiting will make sense (unless you are planning to expand your family).

Obviously, every kids is different and parents are different.

I hope you have a great time wherever you decide on.[/quote]

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