Planning a trip of any length is a fun yet challenging experience for travel lovers worldwide. Deciding where to go, what to do, where to stay, and what to eat are all part of the fun. When going on vacation, the planning aspect takes some time, but it typically doesn’t encompass one’s life. If you are a travel lover who has thought of taking a longer trip, though, more planning is necessary. When planning a trip
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Anytime we’re outside our familiar surroundings, it’s a good idea to take safety precautions you might not think about at home – even when you’re traveling in a country like Italy. This doesn’t mean you need to go overboard, and if you approach travel saftey in Italy properly you’re unlikely to notice your own precautions after awhile.
I’ve covered each of these individual topics in different articles on WhyGo Italy, so consider this your table of contents to the “Italy Travel
Traveling in Italy doesn’t really require lots of travel gear purchases (unless you’re planning to do some specialty activity like rock climbing or skiing, that is), but there are some general pieces of travel gear that I think are good to have with you when you go anywhere. Why? They’re safety-related.
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These pieces of travel safety gear will serve you well in Italy and beyond, and nothing on the list
Tourist scams are probably about as old as tourism, and it seems there are new ones popping up every day. Italy doesn’t have as many well-known scams as some other countries, but it definitely has some potential pitfalls of which tourists should be aware. Here are the main ones to know about – if you’ve heard of or experienced others, please let me know in the comments!
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The “Gypsy” BeggarsThis
This month, the Italy Blogging Roundtable topic is CRAFT. Naturally, that has me thinking about shopping in Italy.
Italy is the kind of country that can turn even die-hard anti-shoppers into crazy people on a spending spree. There’s just so much shiny, pretty, sleek, historic, fashionable, artistic (etc etc, ad nauseum) stuff around, it’s hard to stay immune to the allure of bringing home a little bit of Italy with you.
You can, of course, pick up a knock-off Gucci bag from
Although your risks of getting into a situation in Italy that’s dangerous to your person are fairly remote, pickpocketing is a very real concern – especially in some cities that are big tourist destinations. There are two main ways to combat pickpocketing – make yourself an unappealing target, and have a solid backup plan.
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Make Yourself an Unappealing Pickpocketing TargetLet’s face it – as tourists, we’re often pretty easy marks for would-be
