The Italy Travel Podcast - An Only A Bag Podcast

In this second episode we cover the differences in coffee (shorter and punchier), food (dry pasta is southern), and the Mediterranean Diet. As well as a whole slew of other sidetracks.

If you'd like to support the podcast, one great way to do so is to sign up for Trusted Housesitters through our affiliate link ⁠here⁠. Not sure what house sitting is? Well, we'd love to be the ones to introduce you to the best way to travel through the articles ⁠here⁠, or our podcast episodes ⁠here⁠.

Thank you all so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy this episode.

This is going to be a two-part episode, with this as part one: a rambling history and some general ideas of what to expect. The next episode will [hopefully] focus more on concrete expectations!

To support Only A Bag, you can sign up for one of the travel-oriented credit cards below. None of them have a yearly fee, which is one of the reasons we like them so much. (To learn more about the cards, you can either listen to the 3rd episode in the series, or search online for reviews about the card.) If you're not comfortable with opening a Credit Card, we encourage you not to. There is no pressure here, just some helpful tips. 

Our favorite simple-to-use card: ⁠⁠Capital One Quicksilver⁠⁠

Our favorite for food and restaurants: ⁠⁠Capital One Savor⁠⁠

Our go-to for purchasing flights and lodging: ⁠⁠Chase Freedom Unlimited⁠⁠

All-around solid card with great cash back: ⁠⁠Discover it⁠⁠

As always, you can check out ⁠⁠www.onlyabag.com⁠⁠ for more information about traveling in Italy! 

Thanks for listening,

Darcy and Nathaniel

Points, Miles, Cash Back: Which is best for you? And do you really need a credit card?

We finally purchased a second microphone, so this special episode mini-series might sound a little uneven while we work ou the kinks. If it sounds especially atrocious on your headphones/phone/speakers, please let us know!

To support Only A Bag, you can sign up for one of the travel-oriented credit cards below. None of them have a yearly fee, which is one of the reasons we like them so much. (To learn more about the cards, you can either listen to the 3rd episode in this mini series, or search online for reviews about the card.) If you're not comfortable with opening a Credit Card, we encourage you not to. There is no pressure here, just some helpful tips.

Our favorite simple-to-use card: ⁠Capital One Quicksilver⁠

Our favorite for food and restaurants: ⁠Capital One Savor⁠

Our go-to for purchasing flights and lodging: ⁠Chase Freedom Unlimited⁠

All-around solid card with great cash back: ⁠Discover it⁠

As always, you can check out ⁠www.onlyabag.com⁠ for more information about traveling in Italy! 

Thanks for listening,

Darcy and Nathaniel

Checking accounts, debit cards, and how to access your money abroad without paying extraordinary fees.

We finally purchased a second microphone, so this special episode mini-series might sound a little uneven while we work ou the kinks. If it sounds especially atrocious on your headphones/phone/speakers, please let us know!

To support Only A Bag, you can sign up for one of the travel-oriented credit cards below. None of them have a yearly fee, which is one of the reasons we like them so much. (To learn more about the cards, you can either listen to the 3rd episode in this mini series, or search online for reviews about the card.) If you're not comfortable with opening a Credit Card, we encourage you not to. There is no pressure here, just some helpful tips.

Our favorite simple-to-use card: ⁠Capital One Quicksilver⁠

Our favorite for food and restaurants: ⁠Capital One Savor⁠

Our go-to for purchasing flights and lodging: ⁠Chase Freedom Unlimited⁠

All-around solid card with great cash back: ⁠Discover it⁠

As always, you can check out ⁠www.onlyabag.com⁠ for more information about traveling in Italy! 

Thanks for listening,

Darcy and Nathaniel

How to convert currency, let your bank know you're traveling, and everything else you need to know before you hit the road!

We finally purchased a second microphone, so this special episode mini-series might sound a little uneven while we work out the kinks. If it sounds especially atrocious in your headphones/phone/speakers, please let us know!

To support Only A Bag, you can sign up for one of the travel-oriented credit cards below. None of them have a yearly fee, which is one of the reasons we like them so much. (To learn more about the cards, you can either listen to the 3rd episode in this mini series, or search online for reviews about the card.) If you're not comfortable with opening a Credit Card, we encourage you not to. There is no pressure here, just some helpful tips.

Our favorite simple-to-use card: Capital One Quicksilver

Our favorite for food and restaurants: Capital One Savor

Our go-to for purchasing flights and lodging: Chase Freedom Unlimited

All-around solid card with great cash back: Discover it

As always, you can check out www.onlyabag.com for more information about traveling in Italy!

Thanks for listening,

Darcy and Nathaniel

Perugia is a city of great food, and an abundance of it. It's almost impossible to find a bad restaurant, but just in case, we offer some of our favorite restaurant—especially for those of you who are getting tired of Italian food.

Perugia, a relatively unknown city in the north; a just-as-beautiful relative of Tuscany at a fraction of the price.

(At some point Nathaniel mistakenly said Montepulciano is in Umbria, when it is in fact in Tuscany, so, sommelier classes aren't going so well.)

As always, if you'd like to support us, you can do so by using this link to sign up for Trusted Housesitters!

We also mentioned we'd look for a link to a tour that we've heard of and trust, and this is one that has been operating since we were there. If you want to check the offerings for yourself, you can click here, or google "Perugia food tours".

Lastly, we mentioned two rental websites, which are below:

https://www.idealista.it/

https://www.immobiliare.it/

As always, we'd love it if you were to check out our ever-improving website www.onlyabag.com

Thank you all so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy the episode!

The larger-than-life stretch of towns along the Ligurian Coast with their pastel homes and craggy coves have inspired tourists for years. In this episode, we delve into what those towns are, what sets the apart, how to get there, how to walk between them, and some of our favorite food.

To support us, consider signing up for Trusted Housesitters through our affiliate link—we'd deeply appreciate it!

And for those of you who want to grab a pair of hiking shoes (or any other last-minute gear purchases), consider checking out Moosejaw with our affiliate link.

This website (linked here) has all of the trails as well as when they closed and when they're open, as well as some ticketing information.

And for an easy-access list of our favorite food, we've made it into a simple Google Maps List.

As always, we hope you enjoy this episode! If you could like it, rate it, follow us, or whatever the "good" button is on your platform, we would seriously appreciate it.

While the Palio and the Duomo are two of Siena's major draws, they're not the only reason to visit this hilltop town.

In this episode we cover getting there, the history of the Palio, why the Duomo is so interestingly built, and why you should try panforte and cantucci. Plus, some of the best day trips!

To support us, you can use this Trainline link to buy your bus and train tickets (for anywhere, to just Italy!) or our Tiqets link to purchase things like entry to the Duomo (only 9€!).

As always, we would love you forever if you were leave us a review or follow us on Spotify.

Thank you for listening!

Using Florence as a home-base for your Italy trip? Here are the top 17 places to visit in one-day from Florence. We're talking about places from 40 minutes one-way on the fast train to Bologna to 3 hours, for those bucket-list locations like Venice and Cinque Terre.

If you'd like to support us, you can do so by purchasing your next train or bus trip through Trainline, an easy-to-use aggregate of train and bus fares. It's the way we search for and buy our tickets! You can find our affiliate link by clicking here. It won't cost you anything extra, but it will give us a dollar or two.

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