I've written in the past about arguably the most famous gelato shop in Florence, Vivoli - I felt it was my duty to you, my dear readers, to investigate whether Vivoli lived up to its reputation. You may remember that while the gelato itself is perfectly fine, it left me wanting more (specifically, I was [...]...

Anyone who's planning a trip to Florence has probably heard the horror stories of people who had to wait 5-6 hours in line to get into the Uffizi Gallery. And when you've heard those stories, I'm guessing you had one of two reactions - either you were shocked by the news and immediately did an [...]...

Some Italian news for your Sunday reading pleasure: What's going on in Italy lately? First we have the couple having sex in a cathedral confessional box, and now we've got a couple that got arrested after having sex in the street. Sometimes I'm a big fan of regulation, and in this case I'm jumping for joy: there's [...]...

More and more travelers are choosing to stay connected with folks back home - as well as people they meet along the way - by purchasing prepaid cell phones in the countries they're visiting. It's both cheap and easy to stay in touch this way, but if you don't know what you're doing with a [...]...

If you own or operate budget hotels in Italy, hostel, agriturismo, guesthouse or any other budget accommodation – or you know someone who does – you (or they) should enter the information into the new worldwide Hostel Directory . This will be a really extensive and global directory of budget accommodations (from hostels to B&B's [...]...