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“Watermelon Felon"

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The first two posters estimated between $4000. and $7000. For that to work you will have to go with very few frills or luxuries.

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For Western Europe I budget 400 to 1000 a day excluding airfare. Depends on city and country.

Forget espresso. Spend your money where it counts: grinder, beans, water.

Grinder: A good burr grinder beats any machine.
Beans: Freshly roasted only. Use within 4 to 5 weeks of roast date. Don't grind until you need it. Supermarket beans are crap.
Water: Seriously. It’s half the cup. Look up Third Wave.

Brewing: Start with a Clever Dripper. Easy, consistent, no fuss.

These three basics (grinder, beans, water) will make good coffee.

Later, you can try the espresso or fancier machines. Brevilles, Moccamaster, Bonavita—all are fine - but only if your grinder, beans, and water are solid.

Depends a lot on how you fly, where you stay, and how you like to travel. Economy vs. business class and basic vs. nicer hotels will swing the total pretty quickly.
For two people traveling to Italy for 12 days, I’d use something like this as a rough mid-range estimate:
Flights: $2,200
Hotels: $2,000
Trains/local transportation: $300
Food: $1,350
Attractions/tours: $700
Estimated total: about $6,500–$7,000

That’s a little higher than the $5,000 estimate by The Ocean, but with economy airfare, careful hotel choices, and not going overboard on restaurants and tours, you might be able to get to that $5,000.

I agree that you do not need a travel agent for this kind of trip unless you really just do not want to deal with the planning.

Google Flights is a good starting point for airfare, and ITA Matrix is useful for digging into flight options:


From another post I made:
Google is good search for flights but they also host this
LINK https://matrix.itasoftware.com/search

Another site to give you alternate views is Momondo

LINK https://www.momondo.com/

OTAs are fine for comparing prices and schedules, but I always book directly with the airline. Fewer headaches if something changes.

For hotels, TripAdvisor, Google, Booking.com, and Kayak can all be useful, but read reviews with a skeptical eye. Look at recent reviews, not just the overall score.

Also look at how the hotel manager or a host responds to complaints. Some places tell on themselves pretty quickly. There are some piss ants out there.

AI can also be useful for sketching out routes, estimating costs, and suggesting itineraries, but verify prices and logistics directly before booking anything.

Mourning dove calls

Mr. Carter was really tossing the dice: could’ve been any one of Talarico’s six genders showing up as a DoorDasher.

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Mostly peaceful

From a post on that Variety link :

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I’m tired of these people that use their star status to promote their hate and asinine views of this great country that has given them so much to be thankful for.

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LINK https://www.ventusky.com/precipitation-map/3-hours#p=48.8;2.4;5

See if you can get this to play. There is a small calendar at bottom left. This link should show rain potential.