The ultimate guide to planning a wedding in Italy I’ve been wanting to write this guide to planning a wedding in Italy since, well, I was planning my own wedding in Italy, but I was, errr, a little busy…planning my wedding. As with all things, I’m writing this based on my own experience of getting…
Moving to Italy and need to sort out accommodation? Already here and overwhelmed by apartment hunting? I’ve got you covered! Sit back and jump into my ultimate guide to renting an apartment in Italy! The ultimate guide to renting an apartment in Italy I’ve lived in Italy for twelve years now, and I’ve rented apartments…
How to get a SIM card in Italy Coming to Italy and staying awhile? I’ve written this guide on how to get a SIM card in Italy just for you! As always, feel free to reach out with questions and I’ll do my best to help you out. Do I need to get a SIM…
There are lots of restaurants that are tourist traps in Italy’s major cities. They’re often tempting to eat at because they’re adjacent to popular sights. Who wouldn’t want to eat lunch while gazing at the Colosseum?! If you’re like me, tourist traps make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Bad food…
This week, I decided to write about breakfast in Italy, a meal that I generally don’t talk about much in my other posts. As the saying goes, breakfast is the most important meal of the day – I think that the 85% of Italians who start their day with it would agree. Are you ready…
A few weeks ago, I asked my Facebook pals to tell me what they were surprised by, or unprepared for, on their first visit to Italy. It was a fun thread, and it helped me to remember some of my first impressions of my now home. Unsurprisingly, a lot of food-related things came up, so…
I’m in a few Italy travel groups on Facebook, and I’ve noticed that people often ask questions about the trains here, typically on how they work, if they should buy tickets in advance, and what they can expect on a train journey. For this reason, I started putting together a post on train travel in…
If you’re like me, you want to eat well when you travel. If you want to eat well in many Italian cities, you have to do a bit of research and planning ahead of time, due to the abundance of tourist traps that are waiting to charge hungry diners too much for bad food (here’s…
Updated July 2021 There are certain items you should always carry when traveling around Italy. Ranging from practical things that you’ll need on your trip to items of convenience, everything on this list will make your time in Italy much more pleasant. I’ve also included a few bonus items that apply to certain cities and…
Ciao a tutti! I thought I’d follow up last week’s post on 15 “Italian” foods that don’t exist in Italy with another one about dining practices here in general. Again, I got lots of this info from all of my Facebook friends who answered my question about their first impressions of Italy a few weeks…