Originally Posted by MikeFromTokyo

I just figured I would bump this thread to ask a related question. If I want to take a long trip to Italy in late September ~ October, do you think I might be okay just booking hotels as I go instead of pre-planning? I would like flexibility and to have the freedom of not knowing where I might go next until I decide.

Do you think it is ever advisable to travel without advance reservations in Europe? Or, is the best solution to have flexible reservations and cancel/amend as necessary? Even in that case it can be stressful to have to change reservations before cancellation deadlines...