Italy Unpacked
Tickets you didn't know you needed to book months ago. A tourist tax you weren't expecting. A train fare that doubled while you were still deciding. It's the Italy research you'd otherwise have to piece together yourself — already done and checked against Italian sources.
37 things to do before your trip. Free, on one page.
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One page, organized by when you actually need to do each thing: what to book first, what to handle a few weeks out, and what to do right before you leave.
Most of it isn't complicated. It's just the stuff people tend to find out too late: after the tickets sell out, after they're charged a fee, or when the rental desk turns them away. The checklist puts it all in the order you actually need it.
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Four of the thirty-seven
+ 33 more, in the order you'll need them
When you're actually planning
The checklist tells you what to do. The Trip Kit shows you how to do it.
Everything the checklist points to, worked out, so you can plan your trip without 20 browser tabs and a document called italy final FINAL.
$39 once · future updates included
How this is researched
Most Italy travel advice online is a blog quoting a blog quoting a press release from 2019. That's how you end up at a ticket office that stopped selling tickets four years ago.
Primary sources
Opening hours, ticket windows and fees are checked against the official Italian source whenever possible, not copied from an old travel article.
Dated, not evergreen
Anything that can change is dated, so you can see when it was last checked and know what to double-check before your trip.
Kept current
When something changes, I update the Kit. Buy it once and future updates are yours.
Every day
Italy planning mistakes, useful updates, and places actually worth the detour — most days of the week. It's also where I share things that don't need a whole guide.