Italy
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Monday, 2 Jan 2012 | Views [1319]

After a full season of skiing and boarding it's easy to become complacent about staying safe on the mountain. Californian James Drummond is lucky to be alive after becoming trapped, upside down, in a tree well while boarding alone at Mt ... Read more >
Tags: ski safety, skiing, travel-safety, worldwide
Thursday, 20 Oct 2011 | Views [3321] | Comments [1]

It’s about as likely you’ll be
pickpocketed in Rome as it is you’ll eat pizza. The city came second only to
Barcelona as the pickpocket capital of the world, according to a 2010 survey. A
few years back, Britain's “Daily Telegraph” ranked ... Read more >
Tags: crime, europe, italy, travel-crime, travel-safety
Friday, 29 Apr 2011 | Views [8716] | Comments [5]

Photo courtesy of cameronparkins, Flickr.com In some ways, it's hard to remember what life was like before I went to Italy - but on the flip side of that coin, every single time I'm there I learn something new about the country and traveling ... Read more >
Tags: cuisine, europe, food, italy, language, money, regions, restuarnats, transportation, travel
Friday, 11 Feb 2011 | Views [2251] | Comments [2]

Like other countries, Italy's thieves and ne'er-do-wells may try to
take advantage of tourists who don’t know the language with various scams and
shenanigans. They're not unlike scams and cons all over the world, but with a little local variation ... Read more >
Tags: europe, italy, travel-crime, travel-safety-tips
Saturday, 11 Dec 2010 | Views [1688]

The Italians are a passionate people. They have a zest and a lust for life. Many of them can't hold a conversation without throwing their hands and arms and whole body into action. But sometimes, this crosses over into some scary, inappropriate behavior.... Read more >
Tags: europe, italy, travel-safety, travel-women
Tuesday, 16 Nov 2010 | Views [1747]

Alfa Romeo, Bugatti, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Fiat - Italians love their cars and driving... okay maybe not so much Fiat (you know the old joke - FIAT = fix it again, Tony). They love to get behind the wheel whether on a flat, fast motorway or ... Read more >
Tags: driving, europe, italy, travel-safety, travel-transport
Saturday, 16 Oct 2010 | Views [1270] | Comments [2]

Italy is a beautiful country. You can be moved to tears by the sight of a setting sun turning the marble buildings of Venice pink, and struck dumb as ancient history echoes down the streets of a medieval town. Then there's the food, the wine and the ... Read more >
Tags: environment, europe, italy, travel-health