Heading to Italy? Here’s a Collection of Tips I’ve Received

Posted on by Lifeoutsidetheinbox

I am so excited for this trip that you guys helped me pick! Based on this travel poll, you determined my next travel destination – Italy! We looked around to package some deals and thought we landed on a good one from Groupon Getaways*…which didn’t turn out much of a deal but we have now determined the hotel, and flights. We’ll be in the Florence area (Hotel Fattoria Degli Usignoli) area for 4 days and Rome area (Hotel Villa Mercede) for 2 days…so now what?

I went to Twitter to ask which travel guide you would recommend and I recently received Rick Steves’ in the mail, all 1271 pages of it, it’s a great read but also a bit intimidating!

I’m here to collect tips and pointers I’ve received so far on this trip and I figured this would be a great way to share with you guys too.

Here is the list so far, please feel free to contribute:

  • Look for tax back
  • Leather shopping in Florence
  • Sign up for Colosseum tours at night vs. day
  • Consider the Firenze Card for Florence and Romapass for Rome
  • Local ATMs for better exchange rate
  • Reserve online for popular attractions to save line up time

Leave your tip in the comment section below – the more the merrier! Be sure to provide a link to your website so I can have your tip credited.

Thanks!

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*Non-US users MUST be aware of the exchange rate. Somewhere hidden in very fine print, Groupon Getaways is offered in USD even if a local Groupon site takes you there. This is how I ended up paying 30% more and went through really terrible customer service response.

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