How to enjoy Tuscany without a car: five great ways to explore Tuscany and all it has to offer, without having to drive. Tuscany is one of Italy’s most beautiful and popular destinations, an area famous for rolling hills, hilltop villages, and country stays in relaxing, picture-perfect surroundings.  It is at the top of most visitors’ Italy must-see areas and an easy, delightful place to explore slowly. The best way to explore Tuscany is with your own vehicle. However, driving in Tuscany is not for everyone, so while I strongly recommend getting your own car, today I want to share some tried and tested, fun ways to explore Tuscany without…

How to get around Venice: an essential and practical travel guide about moving around Venice, including an overview of the Venice public transport system, vaporetto pass and more. What is the best way to explore a city on water? When visiting a new city, one of the hardest things to figure out is how to get from one place to the other. This is particularly true in Venice, Italy, because the city adds to the stress of city travel an extra twist: waterways! Venice is unique regarding mobility: built on a lagoon, the city street network is a mix of normal streets and piazzas and waterways. It is also almost…