A budget travel fan who managed to visit 15 countries around full time work last year has shared the 'best' place she visited - and it may surprise some people.

After a long closure, direct train services between Paris and Milan resume this month, with big-hitting stops along the way.

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bus and tram system makes getting around Milan very easy and inexpensive. A single journey urban ticket, which covers travel in urban Milan (not outer city suburbs) is 2.20 euros (about $2.40).

The day unfailingly begins with the requisite coffee stop while evening is heralded with a well-appointed aperitivo before dinner, which can last into the early hours. Milan might be a metropolis ...