So you’re thinking about renting a car in Italy—bravo! You’re about to unlock medieval hill towns, lakefront drives, and villages so small they don’t even have a bus stop. But here’s the catch: most of the cars on those twisty Italian roads are manual transmission. If driving a stick shift in the old country is…
Dreaming of walking the same cobblestone streets your ancestors once did? Wondering what ancestry tours in Italy actually involve? I just returned from my own roots trip to the Bergamo province, where I spent two unforgettable days with a local genealogist exploring the parishes and villages of my great-grandparents. We visited churches, cemeteries, and the…
Waking up in the middle of the night, heart pounding. Staring off into the distance during the day. Is this early onset menopause? No! It’s trip anxiety, or in my case, ancestry trip anxiety. My emotions before my ancestry trip to Italy is like being on a rollercoaster. Almost a year ago, I decided to…
Are you traveling for a month in Italy and starting to freak out about packing? Same. I’ve been planning my ancestry trip for a year and suddenly it’s two weeks away and I’m not ready. How does that even happen? This trip is different from any I’ve taken before. I’ll be based in one apartment…
You’re scared to drive in Italy, right? And maybe you’re not just scared; you’re terrified. But you’re going on a heritage trip. You want to get off the beaten path and explore the countryside of your ancestors. But how the heck are you going to get behind the wheel and merge into a stream of…
Are you ready to plan your memorable trip to Italy to visit the land of your ancestors? Planning a heritage trip to Italy is a lot like planning a trip to Italy but with some additional things to consider. I have spent almost 40 years trying to figure out where my great-grandparents came from in…
