1. If you are driving in Italy, get your IDL (Internation Drivers License - required by law in Italy). >>DONE
2. Get cash for each country; extra if you have to pay your first vacation rental in cash. >>cash ordered
3. Make a detailed itinerary with all contact information and directions for all hotels, vacation rentals, people you are meeting; all flight and car rental pickup info; prices and what you have already paid; all your home information (medical plan numbers, airline numbers, AAA, house sitter numbers). Print several copies to take with you and make an abbreviated version to give to friends at home or who you will be meeting (so they can contact you). >>ALMOST DONE
4. Go to and print out all your driving directions for the trip. >>DONE
5. Reconfirm all flights and hotel and vacation rental reservations. >>STARTED
6. Make sure your passport is current. >>DONE
I will add more to this as I get ready for the trip.
