It’s time to start making 2025 spring plans for travel to Europe.

Take a look at these useful travel tips as you begin to research your next great escape.

• PACKING: Go light and don’t over pack. But how? Start with our packing list for women.
• FLIGHTS: Both Google Flights and Skyscanner offer good options when researching which airlines to book.
• DATA: Set up an international data plan or get a SIM card when you arrive in Europe. (Or, consider GoogleFi).

Use our tips to help plan your next trip to the Amalfi Coast.

• STAY: Take a look at our list of great hotels and apartments here.
• SAFE: Obtain travel insurance on Squaremouth, Tinleg, or TravelGuard.
• EAT: Shows like Searching for Italy with Stanley Tucci and No Reservations give you insight into a place. Also check out the Michelin guide to your destination.
• READ: Study your destination through literature with books like Steps Out of Time by Katharine Soper and Kinky Gazpacho by Lori Tharps. See our reading list here.

Use our pro travel tips to plan your next trip to the Amalfi Coast in Italy.

• TALK: Take a local language class and get started on Duolingo.
• IMPROVE: Make a time to watch The Last Tourist and Uncharitable to learn more about what it means to travel and give back globally these days.
• PACK: Contact Bold Spirit Travel for a free 30 Hacks Packing List.
• PLAN: Let someone else take care of the planning for you. Come on an all-women trip with us to the Amalfi Coast in May 2025 and let our team deal with the logistics. You work on your Italiano.

See all the Bold Spirit Travel tours for women here.

Regina Winkle-Bryan is a writer, educator, and avid globetrotter based in Seattle, Washington. She founded Bold Spirit Travel to help women connect and create community while exploring our vast and beautiful planet She leads all-women, small-group tours to Italy, Costa Rica, and her corner of the USA, the Pacific Northwest. She lived in Spain for a decade and loves to take guests along the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, as well as curated trips to Barcelona and the Costa Brava. Learn more about where you can travel next with Bold Spirit Travel: www.boldspirittravel.com Slow Travel Tours is an affiliation of small-group tour operators who offer personalized trips in Italy, France and other European countries.