Originally Posted by
BearX220
Not remotely true but buddy travel requires flexibility and a relaxed attitude re: when you're actually going to get... somewhere. It is not for people who absolutely, positively have to land in City X on Date Y. If OP merely wants to get to within a day's train ride of Italy sometime in August, she will do fine.
that's exactly right. I can leave when I want and return when I want. I don't even have to fly into Rome. People are so negative about passes. It's not for the faint of heart. If you can't handle the pressure. Don't use it. Some of us have the constitution.