15 Road & Traffic Signs To Know In Italy
Of course there’s the obvious differences like the car makers & models, vehicle types, laws, even…
10 of my Favorite Hotels in Rome: Train Station Edition
For this first Rome post I am going to cover the district around the Roma Termini rail station, w…
16 Hotels in Florence for Every Budget
For the first part of an extensive blog series covering hotel recommendations, it’s natural for m…
Italian Christmas Traditions: The Legend of La Befana
22 December 2024
Italian Christmas Traditions: The Legend of La Befana
Christmas isn’t alwa…
Hotel Star Ratings in Italy & What They Mean
In the US (and much of western Europe), hotel classification is often up to the hotel properties …
10 Perfect Italian Products to Gift This Holiday Season
5 December 2024
10 Perfect Italian Products to Gift This Holiday Season
It’s that time of yea…
The Best Cocktails in Italy
17 November 2024
The Best Cocktails in Italy
and where to find them
Grab your glass and che…
A New Partnership and More Exciting News
It’s been a crazy busy couple of weeks! We are a just days away now from the official release of …
Italian Cuisine: 5 Ways Olive Garden Isn’t Authentic Italian
Our ideas about what is authentic Italian food come from many places. Looking at the Olive Garden…
Excited to Announce New Partnerships with Eating Europe, Get Your Guide
I’ve gone on more tours than I could ever count, all throughout Europe, especially in Italy. I’ve…
A Guide to Spending & Currency in Italy (+Europe)
While preparing to visit Italy, and for that matter anywhere across Europe, a common question man…
Understanding What You Can Bring Home from Italy
I will help you to understand what you can, and cannot, bring back from Italy (or from most count…
Understanding Italy’s “New” Travel Visa Rules
Time to clear up all the confusion and put an end to the misinformation sharing, and answer a sim…
20 Travel Essentials for a Stress-free Trip
There’s a lot of maybes with travel. I mean, in packing a suitcase alone you are trying to predic…
Fur Babies Travel Too! Searching Amazon to Help Your Pet
One thing is for sure: Traveling with your beloved pet(s) is a whole bunch of stress in itself. H…
My Puglia Road Trip (Part IV) – Bari
Bari is almost a split personality, one young and vibrant, one older and esteemed. The latter can…
Puglia Road Trip III — Matera (Basilicata)
Our road trip continues as we explore Matera–inside a region that’s actually just to the south o…
My Puglia Road Trip (Part II)
Meredith and I continued our epic 9-day Puglia, Italy road trip with a visit to Alberobello, the …
My Puglia Road Trip – Part I
Accompanied by one of my good friends from New York City, Meredith, we embarked on a 9-day road t…
Another Amazing Street Food Tour…In Naples
I’ve talked about some of the best street food in Sicily, and raved about my tour through Florenc…
A Guide to Train Travel in Italy
Figuring out transportation within a foreign country can be *OMG* stressful. There’s so many opti…
10 Things I Wish I’d Known About Coffee Culture in Italy
Italian coffee is deemed one of the best in the world and boy do they wear that badge with honor….
How to spend a day in Florence for under 25€
When people think “travel to Europe”, the next thought that usually accompanies it is how expensi…
The Ultimate Florence Street Food Tour
As you’ve heard me say before, the best way to understand in a new city and culture is through it…
How to find good food in Venice
Time to be real with yall – it’s hard to find good food in Venice if you don’t know where to look…
The BEST street food tour in Catania, Sicily
Sicilian street food is (IMO), some of the best that you’ll find in all of Italy, and there’s no …
5 Places to get Panini in Florence
There are few things I love more than chowing down on an authentic, fresh, Italian panino. After …
How to Find Good Gelato in Italy
Eating gelato in Italy is the epitome of the ultimate Italian experience and one that earns you b…
Things to do in Venice: A Self-guided Bacaro Tour
In this mini-guide, you’ll find everything you need to know about a Bacaro Tour – what it is, how…