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Convents in Italy

Rome is an expensive city for a hotel room; even a double room in a moderately-priced hotel in Rome can be expensive.
Although pensioni are less expensive, by far the best accomodation value are convents which take in paying guests.
Convents are located all around central Rome and many are found near Vatican City. Convents accept women, [...]

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Departing from Rome Airport

Guest post by Judy Toth
In my previous post I described the trials and tribulations of navigating arrival at Rome airport. When it came time to depart from Rome we had two weeks of Italy experience under our belts, and that definitely came in handy.
Here is my number one tip for departing Italy via Rome [...]

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Arriving at Rome Airport – Avoid Taxi Scam

Guest post by Judy Toth
If you have traveled abroad at all, you know that you need some patience to navigate the large airports.
Add to that the fact that you just got off a pretty lengthy flight to find yourself in place that no longer has English as the native tongue, and you can have [...]

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Rick Steves Italy Audio Tours

My friend Diane suggested that I go to Rick Steves’ site and download some free Italy audio tours of the major sights in Venice, Florence and Rome. This is a recorded version of the highlights from his guide books. They are designed to give you a private walking tour. They are so descriptive that it [...]

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