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Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:27:41 -0700 whiteguyinchina from private IP, post #12988289 /all I booked a weeklong trip to Milan. I was so disappointed that I changed my entire itinerary after just 2 days. https://www.businessinsider.com/trip-to-milan-disappointing-changed-plans-save-it-italy-2025-3 Search Business Insider Business Tech Markets Lifestyle Politics Personal Finance Video Subscribe Log in Newsletters US edition Get the app Ashley Couto Ashley Couto is an award-winning writer, journalist, and brand and web designer. She founded Studio Vasari, a fully remote creative studio that marries personality and whimsy with conversion-focused design and creative direction. She’s happy to talk your ear off about fonts and is an ardent AI enthusiast. Recognized as the 2018 Fearless Woman in Business by OneWoman, Ashley has been writing on the internet since she was a scene kid on Myspace 19 years ago. She's leveraged the power of digital products, consulting, and online programs and services to help over 2,200 clients. Ashley has bylines in Business Insider, Entrepreneur, Travel+Leisure, Well+Good, Observer, HuffPost, and Condé Nast Traveller. When she’s not making micro-tweaks to designs at a 3200% zoom in Figma or working on articles, Ashley posts personal branding and design tips almost daily on LinkedIn. Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:28:47 -0700 whiteguyinchina from private IP Reply #13291130 Can't believe this passes as a travel article I think most writing on JDU is better than this To think she got paid for this free flow thought dump Milan was too modern so I went to see some villages That's the article Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:53:19 -0700 shithead from private IP Reply #13989998 Business Insider is to journalism like Tombstone pizza is to Italian food. Sun, 16 Mar 2025 13:15:36 -0700 shithead from private IP Reply #10411630 Anyway, can't read the article. Milan isn't the best destination for tourism. It's a working city, super expensive, and most of it isn't particularly attractive, since the Allies bombed the hell out of it during the war. I went for the first time as a backpacker in 1996, couldn't afford to do anything. I went back several times in 2015-16 for work on expensive account, and it was an entirely different ballgame then. On someone else's money, Milan is fantastic. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:09:52 -0700 marlon from private IP Reply #14112757 Create an account to keep reading Already have an account? Log in Mon, 17 Mar 2025 04:08:21 -0700 shithead from private IP Reply #13625763 Not worth it to read BI shit. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 06:21:53 -0700 whiteguyinchina from private IP Reply #11571468 Oh really? Will copy and paste.never askse to create account. BI is trash Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:40:47 -0700 marlon from private IP Reply #10582713 yes please copy and paste. wanna know what fat girl has to say Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:40:48 -0700 marlon from private IP Reply #16779072 yes please copy and paste. wanna know what fat girl has to say Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:39:29 -0700 whiteguyinchina from private IP Reply #14350188 Unfortunately, my trip to Milan was a low point in my five-week Italian journey. It felt different from the other cities I visited, which were steeped in history and old-school charm. In Venice and Rome, historic monuments and architecture were everywhere I looked. In Milan, I saw a lot more modern buildings with colder, more severe designs. On top of being a fashion hub, Milan is also the economic capital of Italy, which means it also houses many offices. At times, the city felt filled with the hustle and bustle of people rushing to get to and from work. Milan famously has a lot of great shops, from department stores to high-end boutiques, but I wasn't fully won over. The stores felt busier than any I'd gone to in other cities. Although the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II shopping center was architecturally beautiful, the many tourists crowding through it took away from my experience. Don't get me wrong: Milan isn't a bad place to visit. I had wonderful food here and especially loved seeing its beautiful Duomo, one of Italy's largest cathedrals. However, I felt I had seen plenty and was ready to leave the city after just two days. There was just one problem — I'd booked my hotel for a whole week, and it was too late to cancel. I needed to find a way to pivot and save my trip, ideally without losing money on my hotel reservation. My new plan was to spend the rest of my trip sleeping in Milan at night while taking trains to smaller nearby towns during the day. First, I took the train to Brescia, about an hour away from Milan. My visit to the small town immediately turned my entire trip around. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:40:05 -0700 whiteguyinchina from private IP Reply #12126955 HOME Subscribe Travel I booked a weeklong trip to Milan. I was so disappointed that I changed my entire itinerary after just 2 days. Ashley Couto Mar 14, 2025, 6:18 AM PT Share Save Read in app woman in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy. urbazon/Getty Images Many of my friends thought I'd like Milan, so I planned to spend a week there during my Italy trip. I was underwhelmed and felt I'd seen enough of it after two days, but my hotel was booked for seven. So, I began using Milan as my home base and taking trains to other towns in Northern Italy. In 2022, I spent five weeks traveling solo through Italy. Throughout the trip, I took recommendations from others I knew who'd been to Italy. Friends told me I'd love Milan and had to stop there, especially since I love fashion. After all, it's one of the big fashion capitals in the world and one of the most popular tourist cities in Italy. Related video Garbage and floodwater fill up streets in Italy, disrupting tourist season 00:00 / 01:31 Garbage and floodwater fill up streets in Italy, disrupting tourist season So, after spending three weeks in Rome, Venice, and Florence, I took a train to Milan, prepared to enjoy it as much as I had the other cities I'd spent time in. Milan felt more cold and fast-paced than the other Italian cities I visited Milan skyline with modern skyscrapers in Porto Nuovo business district, Italy. In my opinion, Milan lacks some of the charm of the other places in Italy I'd just seen. Viacheslav Lopatin/Shutterstock Unfortunately, my trip to Milan was a low point in my five-week Italian journey. It felt different from the other cities I visited, which were steeped in history and old-school charm. In Venice and Rome, historic monuments and architecture were everywhere I looked. In Milan, I saw a lot more modern buildings with colder, more severe designs. On top of being a fashion hub, Milan is also the economic capital of Italy, which means it also houses many offices. At times, the city felt filled with the hustle and bustle of people rushing to get to and from work. Milan famously has a lot of great shops, from department stores to high-end boutiques, but I wasn't fully won over. The stores felt busier than any I'd gone to in other cities. Although the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II shopping center was architecturally beautiful, the many tourists crowding through it took away from my experience. Don't get me wrong: Milan isn't a bad place to visit. I had wonderful food here and especially loved seeing its beautiful Duomo, one of Italy's largest cathedrals. However, I felt I had seen plenty and was ready to leave the city after just two days. There was just one problem — I'd booked my hotel for a whole week, and it was too late to cancel. I needed to find a way to pivot and save my trip, ideally without losing money on my hotel reservation. I spent the rest of my trip using Milan as my home base while taking trains to other towns Aerial view of orange and yellow buildings in Modena I visited Modena during my trip to Italy. Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Getty Images Fortunately, Milan is home to one of Italy's biggest train stations. Related stories I went to the Amalfi Coast for my honeymoon. The trip was great, but there are 3 things I wish I'd done differently. I stayed in a more rural part of Bali to avoid crowds. I loved the region I chose, and my luxe resort cost $45 a night. My new plan was to spend the rest of my trip sleeping in Milan at night while taking trains to smaller nearby towns during the day. First, I took the train to Brescia, about an hour away from Milan. My visit to the small town immediately turned my entire trip around. Brescia was great to explore on foot. The architecture was lovely, and the historic sites weren't super busy. The locals were friendly and gave me great recommendations for churches to visit and places to eat. I also went to Modena, just over two hours from Milan by train. I got to view local churches and visit Galeria Estensi, an art museum located in a building with historic funerary monuments. The museum was so quiet, even in June. Only four other people were in the gallery in the three hours I was there. ADVERTISING My favorite day trip was to Parma, about an hour from Milan by train. It's home to the Galeria Pilotta, an extensive art and culture museum housed in a palazzo with large arches and a massive public square. The town felt charming, and the walk between the gallery and the train station features a long walking path by a waterway that I tackled in an afternoon. Visiting small towns in Northern Italy saved my trip For me, staying in Milan but spending most of the week traveling outside of it was the perfect way to pivot my trip. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:42:13 -0700 whiteguyinchina from private IP Reply #19407410 Didn't like Milan because touristy so I took daytrips to other cities Yea ok Saved you 2000 words Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:01:51 -0700 marlon from private IP Reply #10539214 jesus christ, it's an ok piece, maybe u legal types are used to reading contracts Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:16:17 -0700 shithead from private IP Reply #11824649 Execrable writing. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:35:30 -0700 marlon from private IP Reply #14854768 what do u mean? Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:54:51 -0700 shithead from private IP Reply #10909190 It’s terrible travel writing. She doesn’t exhibit even the slightest curiosity about why Milan looks modern. There’s a worthy digression in that. Just one example there. It’s flat and unengaging writing, and makes me want to feed her to other pigs. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:50:25 -0700 zerosugar from private IP Reply #17759301 Eeek Brescia. I know a super crazy guy from there who is a pharmacist and by far one of the craziest people. The soccer player Pirlo also has roots in Brescia. I wonder why she tried Brescia and not Bergamo. Maybe Brescia is better connected to the train system. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:32:56 -0700 zerosugar from private IP Reply #18255751 Here ia another article from Ashley. https://www.travelandleisure.com/disney-world-travel-with-disability-8383817 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:26:53 -0700 shithead from private IP Reply #18816581 I’m glad she didn’t go to Lecco. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:28:58 -0700 zerosugar from private IP Reply #16773515 @shitheadTest lecco tutto 😜 scherzo its actually a joke on some italian language forums. i’m a good girl. 😊 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:46:12 -0700 shithead from private IP Reply #19441972 I know. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:45:45 -0700 zerosugar from private IP Reply #13757301 i promise you i’ve only had one bf my whole life ☺️Replies require login.