We made it to Rome!! Traveling to Italy in 2021
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2021
- We made it to Rome!! This time, our flight didn’t leave without us! It’s the little things in life. Like not being forgotten about by the airline you’re flying with. Looking at you, American Airlines.
Traveling to Italy was easier than we thought, even with yesterday’s setback.
This is honestly a dream come true for us. We’ve been waiting for at least a year and a half to go on this trip, and now, finally, it’s here. This is a fun one, and much more lighthearted than yesterday’s video :)
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Took the same flight to Rome from DFW on the 8th. We had a great flight. Italian customs didn't even speak to us, just stamped our passports and sent us on. The return flight home was on schedule. Our connecting flight from Dallas to Houston was canceled, and ultimately, it took longer to get from Dallas to Houston than from Rome to Dallas. Overall a wonderful 10 days in Italy!
hahaha, yeah - that DFW airport is a beast. Connection times are all SUPER TIGHT for most flights, and AA (assuming you were flying them) have been cancelling flights left and right. Sorry to hear that it took forever to get home :( that's the worst at the end of an already long flight to be delayed even more.
We had the exact same experience at the border - just a stamp and see you later.
@@LisaAndJosh Yes, AA240 and AA239. The connecting flight from was 50 minutes😳. We made it with 10 minutes to spare😁. Food was great and the crew was great! Overall a wonderful experience! We were only awake for 28 hours🙂
I'm so excited you finally are getting to have your honeymoon and travel! Our 3 year wedding anniversary is this weekend and we got married in Santorini and traveled for 2.5 weeks for our honeymoon in Europe for the summer. It is hot but it is so gorgeous. I'm looking forward to all your upcoming videos!
Thank you very much - it feels like a dream come true, for sure. :)
Love your show guys! So refreshing watching real peeps out seeing the world
So glad y’all made it over! We remember those trains to Rome and how crowded they were 😂 SO EXCITED FOR Y’ALL
Thank you, us too!!! And yes, it’s weirdly uncrowded and we aren’t complaining ;)
Congrats on making it! Even the take out pizza in Italy is amazing. The little bits of travel info about train tickets etc. is always very useful, my gf and I are currently in Brasov Romania and are using trains for the time being to get around Eastern Europe (Bulgaria next) and it’s so hard to find useful info on the internet that is actually current with COVID going on, so appreciate the content. Hope you guys enjoy!
Thanks, Stewart! And yes! Trains in Europe are awesome and convenient, but so different across countries! We are learning again 😂 we got a eurail pass and even that has been tricky for us. Good luck to you guys and enjoy!!!
Great video! I'm trying to get there in the next few weeks also and plan to make some travel videos there also! I love Italy
Yes! :) I really hope you can come over here and travel and make videos. It's been amazing (and expensive, lol) :)
Glad you made it, and looking forward to following you both on this journey! Have fun!
Thanks so much!!
Happy to see you made it. Safe travels and looking forward to your upcoming videos.
Thanks so much!!!
Imagine getting to Rome and immediately napping because your long flight made you tired. World’s youngest boomers.
lol we couldn't have described ourselves better!!
Awesome you guys made it to Rome. Great travel day video. You guys were exhausted eating that pizza lol
Lol, that flight, after missing our last flight, was just such an emotional beating. I think we were just overstimuled with actually making it, and actually eating pizza in actual Rome. What a day :)
Yayyyy you made it! Have an amazing time
Thanks, Bethany!!!
I’m glad that you finally made it to Rome! Traveling with many connections is already stressful and Covid has made it a lot more complicated!
We are heading to Rome in a couple of weeks and we are super excited!😊
Thanks! And yes! It felt like we did everything we could to get there, but alas :) have a safe great trip!
Yay, ya'll made it to Rome.🤗 Thanks for the information. I hope to travel to Italy some day soon. Italy is such a beautiful place. 😍
We hope so too :)
So happy for you both! I went to Rome once and dream of going back! Living through you guys right now!
thank you very much :) I hope you get to go back soon!
So happy for you guys... looking forward to more videos from the trip.
Thank man :) many more to come!
Well done guys you made it am sure you’ve had a fabulous time great watching from UK👍
Thanks so much for watching! We feel so lucky to be here :)
Great Video, idk about all the foot shots , but looking forward to my trip in October after this video
Haha, yeah, we know--questionable, but real. have a great time in October!!
I loved it guys. Great work as always
thank you! :)
Congratulations, your honeymoon!!!! I’m so happy for you two!!
Thank you!! :) :)
So good to hear from you. Hope alls well, we miss you!!!
Thank God. I hope you guys did get some rest and the adventure begins. I've noticed the weather has been crazy hot there. Was thinking about going to Paris. 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
Thanks, we are too! And yah, it is sooo hot! We basically go out in the morning, come back inside and leave again in the evening 😂
Yay! the journey has begun! Congratulations!
I definitely always feel that weird sense of dread when leaving on big trips, or committing to something life-changing. I think sometimes for me it's the realization that this new thing means the death of something that I was comfortable with and was known. The death of the old norm to make room for the unknown new. It's both a weird sense of mourning and anxious excitement. I always have to remind myself that the end of one chapter is not the end of the book, it just means I get to explore a whole new chapter, and more importantly, I get to write it.
The stark contrast of how nice that train was compared to US public transit is shocking. That was a full-on spaceship!
Thanks so much! Yes--that feeling exactly! It definitely doesn't have to be one or the other--working on holding both close and making space for the new. I can imagine you're feeling all those same feelings now too! Once read a quote that I liked--"You have to excavate the heart to make room for it to be filled."
Public transport out of the US is soooo awesome, beyond words. We had a full on conversation with someone at Rome Termini about how we could get the US on board. It'd take a lot..
@@LisaAndJosh That is a wonderful quote.
Had to follow after this moving video! Informative and encouraging but also honest. I appreciate it. I will be arriving with a friend on his first trip to Italy and I cannot wait to show him Rome in October. Can't wait to see more of your videos.
Thank you so much :) and Rome in October might just be the perfect time to see it! Much nicer weather. A thing that I loved that we didn't get to do was rent a golf cart and drive all around the big park on the north side (I think it was Villa Borghese) - would highly recommend!
I had no idea you could rent a golf car to see it! WOW. That might be worth the money. :D I will definitely look into it! Thanks for the tip.
Happy you made it! We are in Italy as well right now 💕🇮🇹
So cool! Hope you are having fun! We watched your video on traveling to Italy so we knew what to expect--super helpful :)
@@LisaAndJosh I am surprised we haven't run into eachother in Firenze lol. Happy to help 💕 just subscribed to your channel as well!!
Same! We were moving quite quickly and are now heading out to Switzerland :) happy travels!!
Love you guys! Thanks for your videos. Helps so much for our trip to Italy next year. Have you been to Naples/sorrento IT? Or lake Como IT?
thanks for watching, Gina! We haven't, but oh man, that's next on our Italy list :)
I've been to that DFW lounge pretty cool place to unwind and I also like the minute lounge, I think it's in DFW,I went to one in Charlotte.Great video guys going to Iceland in 6 weeks,so I may go to Rome after,right now who knows...great content....New Subscriber
Hey there! Thanks so much for watching and subscribing!! Yeah, the DFW lounge was nice. Didn’t get to try out the minute lounge but it looked cool. Have a great time in Iceland, we want to make it there soon too
Love your videos. We are actually going to Rome soon too. Are their hotels safe? What hotel were you guys in? Thanks!
Congrats for honey moon... I live in St Paul (next door from you guys). And going on vacay there too in 5 weeks. I just go to Portugal and Spain first. I would like more into the reopening airport, attractions open, etc...
Thank you!! Awesome, that sounds like a great trip. Mostly things as we have traveled around Italy have been open, with some typical restrictions (such as limiting number of people inside at a time, wearing a mask, and keeping distance from others.) Sadly, some businesses have closed, but many of the popular destinations have been open and you can usually purchase tickets online. And our experience flying into Italy was quite simple--all of our documents were checked before departing. Hope that helps!
New viewer here! Also a friendly neighbor to you in MN (if I'm deducing correctly that you're from WI??). How exciting for you to be starting a big trip! I'm actually about to do the same thing with my husband in September, and we're starting in Italy too! Looking forward to following along on your adventure!
Hey Meghan! So awesome, 👋🏾! Yes! We go to MN quite frequently. Hope you guys have a great trip. Where in Italy will you be traveling to?
@@LisaAndJosh we are starting in Milan, then traveling to Cinque Terre, Florence, and Rome, before jetting off to Croatia. 😍
Oh that’s an awesome itinerary!! We are headed to Genoa and cinque terra soon. Have a wonderful time!!
What a great video!! I’m currently planning on going to Rome in a couple weeks, sooo excited 🥰 did you guys receive the EU digital certificate to go to Rome?
it was not required - the paper CDC card was good enough. we ended up getting the EU digital certificate later on in germany!
When traveling there did you get the basic seats?
Watching many Americans vlogs travelling here in Italy, I realised you usually share a pizza, right?
How?! Us Italians could never hahaha I would never share it with no one😂
Lol, I love this. I usually don't want to share my pizza. Our pizzas in the US are usually 3x as big as yours, so it's just normal to always share. If you ate a whole pizza from Little Caesars on your own, you'd probably die lol
Hi guys! Can you show us how did you do all the prerequisites online before going?
We have a video for just that - let me know if that covers it :) it also depends where you’re coming from, where you are going to, and which airport you leave out of.
m.ruclips.net/video/fe0SyrXp9hw/видео.html
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Kindly advise where did you stay in rome? Thanks alot
going to Rome in October ! I am so anxious, don't know what is going to happen by October. lock down? anyway - what forms are you talking about? I love Italy-it'll be my 3rd time there. but this time is so stressful, never know what's gonna happen.
Probably the EU Digital Passenger Locator Form - it's all on that Sherpa AA site (which will probably help a bit with your anxiety, it really spells it all out very simply) apply.joinsherpa.com/travel-restrictions?affiliateId=americanairlines
And, so far so good for us, maybe things will change, maybe they won't - nothing we can control anyway.
Nice
thank you so much!!
We traveled to Rome twice and we traveled with the Ospreys! ENJOY!!!!
Amazing! We both had ospreys before and loved them too. We are trying Cotopaxi right now and like the compartments so far
Thank you for sharing your experience. My boy friend and I are about to take the same trip to Rome in september this year.
I remember the emotional feeling I had when we finally landed in Beijing China... kind of scary/relieved feeling. I get ya!
By the way, did you ever get a "EU Green Certificate"/Green Pass? Or were your documents you brought with you enough to suffice?
Much love! Hope you guys had an amazing time!
Hi Mariah! Yeah, there’s something about just being in a new place, not knowing anyone or the language. But that quickly turned into excitement once we started exploring! We’ve heard the Green pass will eventually be something that becomes available to non-EU travelers, but for now, we’ve just made sure to have our documents and requirements available to countries we visit and it has been ok!
@@LisaAndJosh Perfect! Thank you!
Hi! I am traveling to Italy next week and was curious if Americans need the “green pass” to travel to Italy? Loved the video!
Well - yes, but it's probably not what you're thinking. For us, the green pass was the app that we had to fill out for our airline - VeriFly in our instance. If you have your completed vaccination certificate and digital passenger locator form, and that's all in the app, you have your green pass.
@@LisaAndJosh thank you so much! Am I able to take the antigenic test when I get there because I wasn’t able to take it within the 48 hours.
@@thelmafarr6480 I don't think so - I believe you have to have the results before boarding. Check with your airline though - all airlines have different rules.
@@LisaAndJosh hello ! So, I am currently trying to fill out a green pass but it’s asking me for a code. The code can be CUN or NRFE- but these codes are given to you when you get tested… but my green pass is going to be a vaccination. So what is the code for that ?
Italy, the most beautiful country in the world ...
We’re having such a great time here - everyone has been so nice!!
What happened to your Covid test? Did you take a new one ? What kinda test did you take?
What was the process for verifying your vaccination/covid test once you arrived? did they re check your documents or just go off what you had already completed/printed online?
so, right - all of our documents were checked by the airline upon departure at the check-in counter. when we arrived in Italy, they did not check any of those documents, just handled immigration because our docs had been checked by our airline.
that being said, every restaurant we go to now is checking our vaccination certificate when we enter before we're seated, so be sure to bring all that along when you go out to eat / drink.
@@LisaAndJosh thanks so much for the info. are they looking at your CDC vaccination card from the US?
@@rjlangdon90 Correct.
@@LisaAndJosh thanks a lot! interesting restaurants are already checking your certificate i thought that didnt start til next month. safe travels!
Hi, your videos have been very helpful in preparing our trip and in fact we are gonna almost follow your path along very soon. Thanks! My only problem is, I know Italy is accepting vaccinated passengers flying from US but what if we make a stop at another EU country, say, Spain, and then fly to Italy from there? Do you think that's gonna make any difference? Also, does nationality matter? We are not US citizens but we will be still flying from the US. I know this doesn't apply to you guys but I'm desperately looking for an answer that nobody seems to really know yet...
Hooo boy, ok - I can see why you haven't been finding much good info. Pretty complex set of variables there.
Let me share a link a with you that has all the answers you're looking for - apply.joinsherpa.com/travel-restrictions?affiliateId=americanairlines
You can put in YOUR passport, where you are departing from, any connections, and when you return (if there are also connections), and it will tell you precisely which documents and visas and everything else you'll need to do to make your trip work (or if it's even possible).
I can only give firsthand info about US passport coming from the US, so I don't want to lead you astray. However, it *sounds* like what you're trying to do will be possible IF you're vaccinated without quarantine today, but I also don't know which passport you currently hold.
Hope that helps - let me know if you still don't have a solid answer after poking around that site.
@@LisaAndJosh Thanks a lot Josh! I know it's been a while since I asked you this but I just wanted to say thank you for your help and give you a quick update. So we ended up changing our plan and entered into Spain from US first and since then we have been traveling through Spain, France, and Switzerland (with absolutely no problem). And today in fact we are going to Prague! Haha we watched all of your videos along and you guys have been really helpful so far. I'll def be careful with taxi scam once I arrive there too ;) thank you again and good luck with your Camino de Santiago trip soon! Hope you and Lisa the best!
What do they ask Americans for at entry (travel requirements).? And how much as re covid tests to return home and how do you find them there?...my flight leaves from Newark 7/16.
Thanks
Ps I'm not vaccinated
Hey Ricco, you can find info on travel requirements from the US to Italy here: www.salute.gov.it/portale/nuovocoronavirus/dettaglioContenutiNuovoCoronavirus.jsp?lingua=english&id=5412&area=nuovoCoronavirus&menu=vuoto&tab=7
We haven’t done testing to return home since we will be traveling for a while, but I wonder if the above site will have more info
Safe travels!
If I have a recovery document and/or a PCR can I travel to Rome? Or do I need to be vaccinated?
Oooo, the rules have changed since we were there, best to check out the Sherpa site for the most up to date info -
apply.joinsherpa.com/travel-restrictions
I am flying to Puglia in September from Miami.Correct me if I am wrong:
1-You have to fill out the Digital Locator Form online and print it out so you have hard copies with you at the airport?
2-I still don't have my plane seats since I have not checked in yet and I think the plane seats numbers are one of the requirements to fill out the DLF if I am not mistaken.Can I fill out the Digital Locator Form leaving that information out or not?
Hope my 2nd question was clear.Thank you!
1. Yep. And have the QR code handy on your phone just in case. Hard copies were necessary for us.
2. Fill out the digital passenger locator form when you check in 24 hours before - you should get your seats then.
3. Don’t forget that you actually need to fill out the Puglia specific form - it asks for a TON of info - take a look and maybe start that early
@@LisaAndJosh Ok thank you so much.I am calling Alitalia tomorrow anyway so we are on the same page.
@@LisaAndJosh Guys I called Alitalia and the customer service has not been the best.I called 3 times and every time they give me mixed,different information.I was told once that the real seat numbers were not necessary,that I could enter any seat numbers I wanted. WOW!
Also,they are asking me to fill out and print the "SELF DECLARATION COVID-19",which is a document that has been replaced by the Digital Passenger Locator Form.
Wow, congratulations. You made it. Enjoy your honeymoon. New friend here.
Thanks for finding us!! :)
What is the name of the hotel you guys stay in rome?
Hotel Merulana!
So you don’t have to take the COVID test prior to flying there? I’m fully vaccinated since December since I work in healthcare. I’m booked to fly out to Italy on August 19. I will also be flying on AA through DFW. It was confusing in regard to get tested pre flight, upon arrival, and return flight. Don’t know what the protocol is. Please let me know what the updated protocol is. Thx
hiya! we do have a video about the updated protocol - ruclips.net/video/fe0SyrXp9hw/видео.html
to summarize:
1. be fully vaccinated
2. fill out digital passenger locator form
3. use VeriFly (AA's app to validate vaccination certificate and digital passenger locator form)
4. go to italy
No idea on return flight - I believe you have to get tested to get back to the US right now?
Use AA's sherpa app to get the most up to date info - it might change before August. apply.joinsherpa.com/travel-restrictions?affiliateId=americanairlines
it actually took me longer to write this than the video is explaining it, lol :)
@@LisaAndJosh thank you. 🙏 Enjoy your trip. And please post the return trip protocol. 😀
@@nicklow6657 You're very welcome :) don't hold your breath for that video... we aren't coming home for a year!
what was the name of the hotel you stayed at it Rome?
We stayed at the Merulana Holidays-loved it, very sweet people and accommodations
Mr. and Mrs. Whiner go to Rome. Mrs. Whiner should put a decent pair of shoes on her 9-toe nailed feet, and they both messed up in not leaving enough time to transfer their flight in Dallas Fort Worth, of all places.
Hahahahahahah thanks so much for watching
Hope you’re kidding, MS 😱
Hello! I was just watching your video and I have a comment about what you said in regards to entering St. Peter's Basilica when women or men are not appropriately dressed. I was surprised when you said that because (having watched) videos about people visiting Buda temples or mosques people are demanded to dress appropriately, and curiously people do not complain about this. When you are entering the basilica you are in the holy of holies, this is where God dwells. I am Catholic and I am appalled when people complain when they are asked to cover their shoulders, or legs upon entering a church, a Cathedral or a Basilica.
Hello! Thanks for the comment and we can understand the sentiment This was one of our first places on our trip, so were fairly surprised (ignorant) about the rules, but have since learned that many places of worship, regardless of religion, require covering up. We have been to churches before where we could show up with shorts or sleeveless tops. In this instance, however, I think the thing that felt more channeling was the arbitrary nature of the rule (ie women only, some people allowed in with tank tops and others could not.) in any case, we have since learned and always bring cover ups with us just in case!
Congratulations, your honeymoon!!!! I’m so happy for you two!!
Thank you!! :) :)
So good to hear from you. Hope alls well, we miss you!!!