Amalfi Coast Towns: where to stay
February 19, 2026If you drove along Italy’s Amalfi Coast from the city of Sorrento to the city of Salerno, it would take at least a couple of hours, one-way, with no traffic. During that drive, you’d pass the iconic Amalfi Coast towns…
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A Traveler’s Guide to Strikes in Italy
February 13, 2026When we alert traveling clients that there may be scheduled train strikes in Italy coming up, they are often confused. “What do you mean, the strike is scheduled?” They ask, followed by “How can the trains just not run?” Disruptions…
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Jet Lag Tips
February 10, 2026The majority of our Italy travel planning clients are based in North America, which is a 6 – 9 hour time difference from Italy, depending on where you’re traveling from. So it makes sense that they request jet lag tips…
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Short Trips from Milan
January 16, 2026When I worked in Milan, I took advantage of weekends to travel. Below I’ve made a list of my favorite places to visit from Milan in 1, 2, 3 or 4 days. I’ve put cities in a list based on the…
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Italy Travel Tips
December 15, 2025After two decades of giving Italy travel advice and planning Italy trips for independent travelers, I sat down and put together my top 100 Italy travel tips. Read on for insider intel for visiting Rome, Florence, and Venice plus how…
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Driving in Italy: 5 Easy Ways to Get Italian ZTL Fines and How to Avoid One
December 12, 2025[Learn more Italian ZTL fines with our Driving in Italy ebook, which you can download for free at the bottom of this page.] Anyone who is planning to drive in Italy needs to be aware of Limited Traffic Zones, or…
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A Traveler’s Guide to Doing Laundry in Italy
December 10, 2025Most of our clients’ itineraries are one to three weeks long, and so the question of washing clothes (laundry in Italy) while traveling often comes up as we’re getting into the details, especially when there are small children or hot weather…
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Tips on Driving Italian Autostrada (Toll Roads)
October 31, 2025[Learn more driving Italian Autostrada tips with our Driving in Italy ebook, which you can download for free at the bottom of this page.] A repeat client recently told me as we were planning their Italy trip, “We want to…
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Which Museums to Visit in Italy? A guide to help you decide.
October 29, 2025Italy is home to almost 4,000 museums bursting with world-class artworks from ancient mosaics and sculptures to contemporary multi-media installations. With limited vacation time and so many other A-list attractions to cover, deciding which museums to visit in Italy can…
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