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Florence as my basehub for a 7 day proposal trip?

\*\*Trip Dates : December 20-28, would arrive in Florence Italy on the 21st, leave on the 28th.\*\*

\*\*(Original trip planned for Milan and Como but there was A LOT of mixed reviews about public transport, scenery, and not much to do in December for the destinations)\*\*

\*\*This is my trip “activities” that are most important in order but not limited to;\*\*

\*\*Proposal:\*\* Planning a romantic, scenic proposal in florence / Tuscany , my photographer told me PIENZA would be best during December for scenery and photo shoots, but I’m open to other locations.

Experience Local Dining & Nightlife: Experience authentic regional winter dining, local trattorias, wine bars (enoteche), and craft cocktail lounges in lively, non-touristy neighborhoods.

\*\*Christmas Markets & Festive Sights:\*\* Exploring local Italian Christmas markets, holiday lights, and seasonal festivities

\*\*Day Trips and also Explore Tuscan Countryside & Winery\*\*

\*\*Exploring & Sightseeing:\*\* Walking, hiking, and exploring historical city sights

Florence as my basehub for a 7 day proposal trip?

Trip Dates : December 20-28, would arrive in Florence Italy on the 21st, leave on the 28th.

(Original trip planned for Milan and Como but there was A LOT of mixed reviews about public transport, scenery, and not much to do in December for the destinations)

This is my trip “activities” that are most important in order but not limited to

Proposal: Planning a romantic, scenic proposal in florence / Tuscany , my photographer told me PIENZA would be best during December for scenery and photo shoots, but I’m open to other locations.

Experience Local Dining & Nightlife: Experience authentic regional winter dining, local trattorias, wine bars (enoteche), and craft cocktail lounges in lively, non-touristy neighborhoods.

Christmas Markets & Festive Sights:Exploring local Italian Christmas markets, holiday lights, and seasonal festivities

Day Trips and also Explore Tuscan Countryside & Winery

Exploring & Sightseeing:Walking, hiking, and exploring historical city sights

**Trip Dates : December 20-28, would arrive in Florence Italy on the 21st, leave on the 28th.**

**(Original trip planned for Milan and Como but there was A LOT of mixed reviews about public transport, scenery, and not much to do in December for the destinations)**

**This is my trip “activities” that are most important in order but not limited to;**

**Proposal:** Planning a romantic, scenic proposal in florence / Tuscany , my photographer told me PIENZA would be best during December for scenery and photo shoots, but I’m open to other locations.

Experience Local Dining & Nightlife: Experience authentic regional winter dining, local trattorias, wine bars (enoteche), and craft cocktail lounges in lively, non-touristy neighborhoods.

**Christmas Markets & Festive Sights:** Exploring local Italian Christmas markets, holiday lights, and seasonal festivities

**Day Trips and also Explore Tuscan Countryside & Winery**

**Exploring & Sightseeing:** Walking, hiking, and exploring historical city sights

Trip Dates : December 20-28, would arrive in Florence Italy on the 21st, leave on the 28th.

(Original trip planned for Milan and Como but there was A LOT of mixed reviews about public transport, scenery, and not much to do in December for the destinations)

This is my trip “activities” that are most important in order but not limited to;

Proposal: Planning a romantic, scenic proposal in florence / Tuscany , my photographer told me PIENZA would be best during December for scenery and photo shoots, but I’m open to other locations.

Experience Local Dining & Nightlife: Experience authentic regional winter dining, local trattorias, wine bars (enoteche), and craft cocktail lounges in lively, non-touristy neighborhoods.

Christmas Markets & Festive Sights: Exploring local Italian Christmas markets, holiday lights, and seasonal festivities

Day Trips and also Explore Tuscan Countryside & Winery

Exploring & Sightseeing: Walking, hiking, and exploring historical city sights

I’ve been looking at white flashes in house precision. lab grown diamonds , around 3ct ovals , E-F, vvs, excellent, and they go for 2.5-3.3k. I’ve seen it in person and they look great, but now I’m rethinking if I need to go online or somewhere else?

I’ve been seeing posts on the subreddit that labs shouldn’t be more than 1.5 and saw a couple comments under an old whiteflash diamond that it was too over priced.

I had my PTO approved a little late for Dec 19-26/27 and my gf and I need some travel recommendations, we will be flying from Texas. It’s hard to choose cause most flights out of country are 14+ hours so it cuts actual vacation time to around 5 days

We are 25/26, like any weather, like to explore but also don’t mind a calm trip. Considering it’s Christmas week though, we’d prefer a Christmas feel if budget permits. I’m from NYC and we’ve been there a couple times, so we can knock that off the list.

We have about 310k in chase travel points, which is roughly 3.1k. We can spend another 1-3.5k for a place to stay. Food/drink not included in budget.

We were eyeing Japan for awhile around January but the flights are super expensive compared to then now.