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6 Reasons to Rent a Villa in Italy
Many of the people who dream of a vacation in Italy thinks about one of two things – visiting all the famous monuments and sights in a whirlwind tour of the country’s highlights, and settling into a countryside vacation rental for a c
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Hostels in Naples City Center
Naples may not be as expensive a city to visit as Rome or Venice, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still a good idea to save money wherever you can when you go. After all – the more money you save on accommodation, the more pizza
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iPhone Apps for Milan Travel
Milan may not be the most touristy city in Italy, but it hosts countless visitors each year – many of them business travelers. And with more travelers – both those who travel for pleasure and for business – bringing tech tools along on th
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Leaning Tower of Pisa
I’ve written before about my experience visiting the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and even about how to avoid the lines by buying tickets to climb the tower in advance. But what I haven’t done is posted the most useful visitor’s information. So
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How to Get Lost in Venice
If you’re as directionally-challenged as I am, the idea that you’d need a “how to” article for getting lost might seem a bit ludicrous. But hear me out.
Venice, unlike most other cities, gets better as you get lost-er. And because Venice
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Strawberry Gelato Recipe
When I’m at home during the summer months, I start each Saturday at my local farmer’s market, and as long as my favorite stand has strawberries I typically come home with several containers. There are several stands at my local market that have
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Amateur Traveler Italy Podcasts
A travel podcasting and blogging friend of mine, Chris Christensen, is the man behind the popular Amateur Traveler podcast – and when he graciously offered to put together a cute Italy map with links to all the Italy episodes from the Amateur Travele
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Travel to Italy to Watch the Champions League
As the soccer season in Italy is about to get started this weekend, arguably the best soccer tournament anywhere – the Champions League – has already begun. The Champions League for 2010-2011 has three Italian teams among the contenders (sadly,
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Rome Transportation 101: How to Get Around in Rome
Unlike some of the great cities in the world, where the tourist attractions are all concentrated in one or two specific and compact areas so that – if you feel like it – you can hoof it from one sight to the next without ever having t
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Best Naples Pizza Places (Besides the “Eat Pray Love” One)
There’s a lot of talk lately about the exact pizza place in Naples where “Eat Pray Love” author Elizabeth Gilbert (and consequently Julia Roberts, playing Gilbert in the “Eat Pray Love” movie) had her transformative experience
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Discover Romantic Venice in Four Easy Steps
There are places that seem to generate only strong feelings from people who visit – usually either in the “love” or “hate” categories only. It’s rare, for instance, that I hear anyone who’s just lukewarm on their f
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Gadling’s Travel Talk in Rome
You may already be familiar with the travel news site Gadling – if you are, you may also be familiar with the site’s relatively new travel podcast show Travel Talk. It’s a fun series (hosted by travel junkies Aaron Murphy and Stephen Gree
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Best Rome Gelato Shops (Besides the “Eat Pray Love” One)
By now, many Italophiles have devoured both the “Eat Pray Love” book and the movie, and you probably won’t be surprised to learn that any place mentioned specifically in the book is currently being mobbed by people attempting to trace aut
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Planning a Low Season Trip to Italy
Whether you’re the kind of person who hunts down travel bargains like a bloodhound or you just like to find a good deal, one of the best ways to save money when you travel is to visit a location when it’s not in the midst of its peak season. In
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What to Do in Lucca
There’s much of Italy I have yet to explore, so in an effort to get more information to you more quickly – at least more quickly than I can cover every spot on the map – I sometimes have other Italy bloggers on to talk about places they k
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Outlet Shopping in Italy: Finding the Designer Factory Stores
Italy is, for many people, synonymous with fashion. It’s only logical, therefore, to incorporate a bit of shopping into any trip to Italy. But between the often not-so-fantastic exchange rate with the euro and the high price tags of the top Italian d
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“The Genius of a Place” & the Impact of Tourism in Cortona
“The Genius of a Place” & the Impact of Tourism in Cortona
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“The Genius of a Place” is a feature-length documentary that shows how Cortona, an ancient Tuscan hill town, is dealing with its sudden popularity as a tourist destination, following the publicatio
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Five Favorite Places to Hike in Italy
Those who know me well know that while I appreciate the great outdoors, I’m not exactly a nature girl. I like a reasonable hike, but after an hour or so I’d rather be sipping wine and staring at something pretty than continuing a trek. Italy is
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Night as a Wine Lover in Florence
Today we’re taking a bit of a detour on WhyGo Italy. Instead of an article about what to see or how to get somewhere in Italy, I’m featuring a guest post by a travel-loving friend of mine, Margo Millure.
Margo’s a fantastic writer –
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Getting Around in the Cinque Terre
Getting Around in the Cinque Terre
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photos, top to bottom, by: twicepix, Her Own Journey, Fermented Thoughts, NH53, Marcel030NL
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