My American cell phone does not work in Italy.. Can I get a temporary cell phone when I am there? Also most hotel's seem to have internet access but do they usually have a pc that guest can use. Michelle Campbell Valrico FL
Also most hotel's seem to have internet access but do they usually have a pc that guest can use. It depends - from hotel to hotel, they are all different, just like in Florida. Have you considered asking the hotels you are interested in, or looking at what they say on their webpages?
I did notice that alot of the hotels I stayed in had a guest computer. Even some of the smaller mom and pop hotels would have one. Keep in mind that the european keyboard is different. You may want to find something online to show you the differences beforehand instead of trying to figure it out on vacation time.
The 3 keyboards I've encountered in Europe are QWERTY (the one Americans are most familiar with), QWERTZ, and AZERTY. The most difficult thing for me is locating symbols and figuring out how to get them to actually work. If you'll be checking email or logging in to websites, it's a good idea to change your passwords before your trip so they include only alpha and numeric characters (no symbols). It will take a lot of stress out of trying to get stuff done quickly. (Credit for this idea goes to another poster on these boards; I can't find the earlier post just now.) Here's a good article on the subject with a map showing which countries use each keyboard type, and pictures of the key layouts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout