The Italy Travel Podcast - An Only A Bag Podcast

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Hello and welcome back!

In previous episodes, you might have heard us mention "house sitting." Well, in this episode, we discuss our introduction to house sitting, as well as some of the websites we like to use. 

In the beginning of the episode, we cover some "housekeeping" items, such as our new website, Instagram page, and our new use of affiliate links which will be disclosed. We will also use non-affiliate links in the descriptions of our podcast alongside affiliate links, in case you don't trust affiliate links (we totally understand!).

Thank you all so much for listening and your continued support! We can't tell you how much it means to us.

Nathaniel and Darcy

Want to jump right into house sitting? Here are some links to our favorite websites! 

Trusted House Sitters: Affiliate Link | Non-Affiliate Link 

Nomador: Non-Affiliate Link

MindMyHouse: Non-Affiliate Link

House Sitters UK: Affiliate Link | Non-Affiliate Link

House Sitters America: Affiliate Link | Non-Affiliate Link

(These are not the best house sitting websites in the world, only the ones we like.)

Our website: Only A Bag

Instagram Page:  Only_a_bag

Medium: Nathanielmellor

Hello all, and welcome to our "Kitchen Sink" episode for Rome.

There were so many little things we wanted to mention in the last few podcasts that either didn't fit, or we weren't factually sure on. So we added them into one large podcast. A "just in case" type of thing.

Some of it is also updates to prices or practices as we've experienced them

We also have a website! www.onlyabag.com. We will post the blog version of podcasts here as well as any and all other information we think is interesting. At least if it relates to Italy. And we have an instagram! https://www.instagram.com/only_a_bag/ Or, if you want to find it yourself, @only_a_bag. 

We hope you enjoy this episode!

As always, if you have any questions, please let us know!

Nathaniel and Darcy,

Thanks for listening.

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Things we said we'd mention in the description:

Piazza Del Popolo fountains: There are four fountains in the center and two on the edges. None of these are potable. There is another fountain near the street entrance that is potable.

Emergecy Numbers:

112 - General Europe Emergency Number

113 - Italy specific Emergency Number

115 - Firefighters and Search and Rescue

118 - Medical Emergency Number

ATAC Cards:

Kids under 10 ride free.

Tickets lengths are  100 minutes (€1.50), 24 Hours (€7), 48 Hours (€12.50), 72 Hours(€18), and 1 week (€24)

General Updates:

Gelato = More Expensive

Air Conditioning = Less Common 

Welcome back to another episode of the Rome series! 

In this episode we discuss how to navigate the used clothing markets of Italy, and the ones we like to frequent.

We hope you enjoy! 

If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch.

Towards the end we mentioned a group of vintage stores in the Monti neighborhood which are:

Pifebo Vintage Shop

Flamingo Vintage Shop Roma

Humana Vintage Roma

King Size Vintage

Pulp Vintage

Blue Goose

Abito

Update July 2022: We finally have a website! It's a bit light on the content as we are writing articles as quickly as possible, but we'd love for you to check it out and send us any comments! www.onlyabag.com

Welcome back after our impromptu 6 month break! 

To get things started, we figured we should round out the last of the food episodes talking about the thing we love best: gelato. Not only do we discuss the parts of a gelato cone, we discuss things to look for when hunting for the best gelateria in any city. 

At the end, we mentioned our list of our all-time favorite gelaterie in Rome, and here it is! Some of these gelateria have multiple locations, we list the ones we visited. If you want to make it even easier, we have created a Google Maps link to our list of favorite gelaterie!

Neve di Latte -

Via Luigi Poletti, 6, 00196 Roma RM

Otaleg! -

Via di S. Cosimato, 14a, 00153 Roma RM

Fatamorgana - 

Via Roma Libera, 11, 00153 Roma RM

Gracchi - 

Via dei Gracchi, 272, 00193 Roma RM

We're headed back to Rome in July, so if there's anything you'd like us to cover, please let us know!

Thank you all so much for listening! 

For anyone who also likes to read posts, here's a link to our "Gelato" page. https://www.onlyabag.com/gelato

What's the best way to order a coffee in Rome?

Do you sit down and wait for someone to come over? Or go to the bar?

What is a "normal coffee?"

What are those red drinks everyone is drinking around 5 o'clock?

Are the water fountains in Rome potable?

In this episode Darcy and I take a look into coffee and drink culture in Rome. 

As always, I hope you enjoy!

Nathaniel: @MellorNathaniel

Darcy: @not_mr_darcy

Also, we kept pronouncing "brusque" as "brisk." I only noticed while editing. Sorry! 

Everyone tells us where to eat in Rome. Where to find the best cacio e pepe or pizza. Even Google Maps gives advice.

So we wanted to tell you all how to eat at restaurants and what to expect when you do.

As always, I hope you enjoy!

Nathaniel on Twitter: @MellorNathaniel

Darcy on Twitter: @not_mr_darcy

Update July 2022: We finally have a website! It's a bit light on the content as we are writing articles as quickly as possible, but we'd love for you to check it out and send us any comments! www.onlyabag.com

Welcome back to our episode on food! We try to lay the groundwork for any trip you might take to Rome by discussing street food, food markets, groceries, the customs around food, and what to do if you have allergies.

Darcy was coming off a bit of a cold, so I did a heavy portion of the talking, sorry about that!

We hope you all enjoy!

Update July 2022: We finally have a website! It's a bit light on the content as we are writing articles as quickly as possible, but we'd love for you to check it out and send us any comments! www.onlyabag.com

Hello everyone!

We are so sorry for our long absence. We moved houses again, lost internet, and real life got in the way. We are now back! 

In this episode we talk about getting to Rome by flying there, getting from the airport to the city, and getting around Rome once you're there. 

I also mentioned a website for cheap student flights which is called www.studentuniverse.com.

Some of my talking might be quick in this episode, and I do apologize! I realize I talk quickly when I'm excited about something, and I'm working on talking slower so everyone can understand. 

I hope you enjoy! 

Our Rome segment of our website is here: https://www.onlyabag.com/rome

For the next few episodes Darcy and I will be talking about Rome, since that's where we are currently! 

Instead of talking about the normal sights and "to-do" lists, we thought we'd talk about some of the quieter sides of life. Like gelato, used clothing markets, and finding good food!

I hope you enjoy! 

Update July 2022: We finally have a website! It's a bit light on the content as we are writing articles as quickly as possible, but we'd love for you to check it out and send us any comments! www.onlyabag.com

In this episode I invited my travel partner, Darcy, to talk with me about traveling together. We discuss the pros and cons, costs, and how it's important to sometimes take some time apart.

I hop you enjoy!

Update July 2022: We finally have a website! It's a bit light on the content as we are writing articles as quickly as possible, but we'd love for you to check it out and send us any comments! www.onlyabag.com