Category: Travel Planning

This category has articles on planning your trip, including packing lists, transportation,  safety tips, travel etiquette, dining (restaurant reviews, dining guides), accommodations, and events & festivals.

  • Stay in Style: The Trendiest New Hotels in Rome

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    Here’s our handpicked selection of the Eternal City’s best new hotels. Love that new hotel smell—especially when it’s in Rome.

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    Melanie Renzulli

  • Italy Travel Planning: First Time Visit to Italy in April on a Budget

    Readers frequently write to me with questions about their Italy itineraries. I decided to start putting these informal tips online so that I can better help others. If you would like some help with your Italy travel planning, feel free to contact me using the form at the end of this post. Italy Travel Planning…

    Written by

    Melanie Renzulli
    a group of people sitting on the grass next to a body of water

  • Searching for Italy: All the Places Stanley Tucci Went in Season 2

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    In Season 2 of Searching for Italy, Stanley Tucci visits Veneto, Piedmont, Umbria, London, Calabria, Sardinia, Puglia, and Liguria.

    Written by

    Melanie Renzulli

  • Stay in Rimini for 1 Euro Per Night…But There’s a Really Big Catch

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    A hotel deal for our dystopian digital age

    Written by

    Melanie Renzulli
    Rimini beach from above