People either love of hate Italy. But I guess that's the same with almost any place. It's sort of also the same with pizza - which, when we talk about Italy, is an entire topic by itself. And when it comes to loving or hating Italy, it's not just about to foreigners I'm talking about here - there's a great rivalry between the North and South of Italy. People in Rome don't like Milan much and people in Milan don't like Rome much. Why? There are several reasons for that, depending on whom you ask you might get dozens...
continue readingTravel insurance for our trip to Italy?
If you're going travelling, whether to Italy or anywhere else, you should always make sure you have travel insurance that includes at least health insurance, but ideally also other things like luggage, flight cancellations and delays, etc. Usually it's best to get the insurance package through your bank or some local insurance provider. In most cases you can easily buy the insurance for trips lasting up to 3 months for a fairly good price. Additionally, if you're a European citizen, you should also make sure you have EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) which is a '
free card that gives you access to medically necessary, state-provided healthcare during a temporary stay in any of the 28 EU countries, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, under the same conditions and at the same cost (free in some countries) as people insured in that country. (
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