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following, as we are looking for something also.

Thank you so much for your insights.  I am going to book that early walk in the Vatican.  Did you do the breakfast with it, or on your own?

The segway tour sounds intriguing.  What spaces did you travel to?  

I also appreciate the insights for the restaurants.  We are staying at an air bnb so we have a kitchen, but we have to have a little authentic food, don't we?

Again, thanks for everything.

Hey friends!  We are going to have a few days in Rome before our cruise in July.  We are looking at different tours.  A few questions:

Has anyone used the Walk Italy tours?  Specifically a Vatican one or the gelato and sights?

At the Vatican is it worth it to book a tour, or just get there early and try to miss the lines?

What parts of the Vatican did you enjoy the most?

Any other tips for a 50 something mom and a twenty-something daughter to do during a once in a lifetime trip?

Thanks in advance!

We are doing a land/cruise arriving in Fairbanks on 18 July and leaving Vancouver on 28 July. There is my mom, myself and my daughter. I chose what I did because my mom wants the scenery, I love history, and my girlchild loves animals. I allowed us $1000 for excursions for 3. Here is what we planned.

Fairbanks 18 July

Arriving late. Picking up a rent car and then crashing after a day of travel. Staying at the Princess Lodge.

Fairbanks 19 July

Museum of the North in the morning.

Riverboat Discovery Cruise in the afternoon. Using a TourSaver coupon.

Tracking down Hot Licks ice cream.

Denali 20 July

Train from Fairbanks to Denali.

Picking up box lunches for our dinner at Subway.

Taking shuttle from Wilderness Access Center to Eielson Visitor Center. (Thanks to BQ for the tip on that!)

Staying at Princess Lodge

Whittier 21 July

Coach (it's really a bus, let's just call that)from Denali to Whittier

Embarking on Sapphire Princess

Hubbard Glacier 22 July

Glacier Bay 23 July

Skagway 24 July

Acquired Green Jeep Tours. Will do our own thing, as I think it will hard to get lost. Got the heads up about them from really nice folks at Trails of '98 Tours. Jeanne at Green Jeep has already sent lots of info for us and was great over the phone.

Headed up to the Yukon, stopping at Caribou Crossing so the girlchild can play with husky puppies. Continuing to Emerald Lake to take in the scenery. Dyea as we come back.

Juneau 25 July

Whale Watching with Alaska Whale Watching/Alaska Galore. Using a Tour Saver coupon. I have been emailing with Mendy. Wasn't a problem at all to use the coupon.

Going to do a little walking around at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center.

Ketchikan 26 July

Made arrangements to meet Kat and Dave from Ketchikan Taxi Cab Tours. If the tour is half as good as their customer service up front, we are in for a treat!

Afternoon will be spent poking about town doing some last minute shopping.

Inside Passage 27 July

Vancouver 28 July

Headed back to glorious south Texas!

Thanks to these boards for helping me get things worked out. Y'all were invaluable!