Wine glasses to go

I found a great pair of travel wine glasses on the Magellans page, not sure if they are still available. They are a heavy plastic and the stem screws on or off and they have a net bag. If you can live without real glass, these are very handy.

Why not take a couple of heavy duty plastic coffee mugs which can do double duty???? Otherwise, just buy some disposable plastic glasses when you get there (ones like we use here for parties) and toss as you go? Will probably cost less than some fancy plastic wine glasses which would be difficult to pack in your luggage. PS: I would recommend bringing a large cotton scarf or dishtowel to use to lay out your food, etc. I've always found this to be very useful when traveling by car or train. You can always rinse it out if it gets dirty. Patricia

We picked up some cheap glasses from a seller in campo dei fiori. He had lots of inexpensive glassware in his stall. The glasses were heavy-duty, so we were able to pack them and bring them back with us.

Hi Kathy
We just got back from 3 weeks in Italy & also a Med. cruise. I went out and bought 2 nice size plastic wine glasses and tumblers. I got them in the picnic department at our grocery store and packed them. We used them while traveling in Italy & also on the cruise. The cruise glasses are so small and these worked much better - more wine per glass! Right now all summer picnic stuff is marked down so you could probably find them about $1.00 a glass. These glasses will be the first to be packed on our next vacation! Have fun! We had lots of picnics along the way which cut down on the cost and it also was a lot of fun! Sally

Thanks for some ideas, including the scarf/towel for the food. Already have a small cutting board and a corkscrew to pack and now I'm trying to think of other items that would be useful and not take much room. We are determined to pack light with 1 carry-on each so only want items we know we will use.

Actually, I've seen plastic wine glass with "snap-on" bases at supermarkets in Paris...so they DO exist. Chances are if they are available in Paris they will also be available in Italy.

REI has wonderful plastic wine glasses with removable stems and base. I've used them all over Europe, and you can stuff them with clean socks in the packing.
Elaine

My husband, who is Spanish, drinks wine out of small tumblers all the time. While planning our trip to Italy, I've noticed several pictures in books, magazines, websites etc showing locals doing the same thing. I think this makes sense for travelling - less tippy, easier to pack. Hey, when in Rome! I use a sarong for a picnic blanket- it rolls up small, is lighter than a towel and bigger than a scarf - and it dries quickly after a rinse. Don't forget a swiss army knife to cut cheese, fruit, meat - but remember to pack in your checked bags. Happy picnicing!

I think I saw cups in a 1 Euro store. It's actually a great store to shop in if you have forgotten something too.