Only A Bag - An Italy Travel Podcast
New episodes every Wednesday and Friday!Your guide to Italy travel! Hosts Darcy and Nathaniel—two tourists-turned-locals—offer advice like how to get off the beaten path (like going south), how order coffee like a local (at the bar), and most importantly, where to find…
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How to Harvest Grapes in Italy (The Vendemmia) (opens the original)
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For something a little different than what we normally do, we wanted to talk about an experience rather than a place. Specifically, we wanted to talk about grape-picking in Italy (called a "vendemmia"). While some of the larger vintners and wine productions use paid professionals who know how to pick grapes without damaging the vines or soil, a massive number of smaller productions, agriturismi, and private vineyards can use all the help they can get. Or, if you'd prefer to make it more of an ex
Off the Beaten Path: Sword in the Stone and Abbey of San Galgano (opens the original)
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What's the point of living in Italy and having a podcast on traveling in Italy if we're never going to talk about Italian legends? That's right, today we're talking about the [somewhat] famous Sword in the Stone, merely 45 minutes away from Siena. Yes, it's an actual sword in the stone! And yes, we know who put it there! There's also the fairly strong theory that it influenced the story of King Arthur's Excalibur. We're also talking about the nearby Abbey of San Galgano, nearly a shell of the go
Off the Beaten Path: The Fourteen Towers of San Gimignano (opens the original)
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We're coming into fall and thinking about one of the best regions to visit this season, Tuscany. Today we're talking about San Gimignano. While it's certainly no secret, this little town famous for its many medieval towers is a great place to visit in the autumn and off season. We'll tell you how to get there and what there is to see and we'll get into the history. "What's going on with all those towers?" "Can you visit them?" We'll tell you about it in this episode. Below are some helpful links
Trains! Need to Know Info and What To Do When Things Go Wrong (opens the original)
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On some of our first train journeys in Italy, amid the cacophony of voices and stress not wanting to miss our train, we were so overwhelmed we forgot some of the standard information to look for, like the train number, the carriage number, and how to use the departures board to find our platform. We'll tell you everything you need to know to get to your train with the least amount of stress possible. We'll also talk about some of the most common things that could go wrong and what to do. "I have
Trains! Trenitalia vs. Italo, How and When to Book, and Discounts (opens the original)
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It's been about two years since we had a dedicated episode on trains in Italy, and given the fact that there have been some minor changes this year (including the fact that Trenitalia will be rolling out their Rome-Munich line next year!) plus some changes the to types of tickets and rolling stock themselves, we thought this week we should give it some attention! We're talking about how and when to book tickets and standard discounts to look out for. "Is it better to book online ahead of time or
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