[Rick Lee]

I would never go anywhere in the world on an organized tour, not even in China. Last time I was in Italy, I drove down to Udine from my friends' place in Austria. That is some amazing scenery there. I only had the day, so I didn't make it any farther south. But Italy strikes me as the kind of place that would be great to rent a car and just get lost in. Lots of great little towns you'd never think of visiting from seeing them on a map. Sure, I want to see the big places someday. But I also want to stumble upon the well-kept secrets off the beaten paths in between the big places. I've done this in a lot of countries and the difficulties are always worth it.