ITALY Readers's Tips - Luggage is not checked.You are responsible for carrying it on and placing it in an overhead rack or possibly under your seat.Sometimes there is storage space between the back of your seat and the back of the next seat.hat's why it's so important to travel light. Some train cars have an open luggage storage section at the end of the car.If we have to use such storage, we sit or stand near our bags. Typically, we have reserved seats and we store our luggage overhead.

To amplify what Suzy says about travelling light: Take it to heart, you will be moving around a lot with your schedule, up and down onto trains and off, stairs, cobblestones, into buses and off again and nothing wrecks the joy of travel quicker than extra bulk and weight in your luggage. Read up on travel tips many discussions on these boards have dealt with packing light, including tips about buying the new microfiber garments that wash easily and dry quickly overnight and always look good, often with secure doublepockets with zippers against pickpockets and so on. You need to be mobile, always having a hand free when moving about so a USlegal carryon on wheels and a modestly sized backpack for daystuff are all you each should have, otherwise the trip turns to hard work and you miss connections and can't get on shuttles and such because of the darned suitcases. www.cksteves.m has very good tips snoop around on his site (he conducts tours and allows only so much luggage, so it is a well discussed topic on his site. And google travel clothing and see what is on offer that makes your life easy from ex officio, travel smith and many other brands and suppliers. Hi, I leave for italy on thursday, would anyone be able to tell me a little about Lecce, Galatina expcially, as i will be staying there. have been told that its a tourist resort but I haven't heard much about it at all. any responces would be great thanks D

Hello, I visited a friend in Lecce back in July last year. very nice place with a compact old city with great beautiful baroque architecture. also went to the beach at a place nearby, although I don't remember the name, they were gorgeous sandy beaches.ope this helps. JP

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