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Italy is at least as expensive as any other country in Europe.
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I won’t be going so far as to recommend that you don’t visit Puglia.
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I’ve gone from loathing Venice to loving it deeply.
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You shouldn’t stress about how much time you spend in timeless Rome.
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Malaga has certain things going for it—actually just one, its location along the coast.
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It’s tempting to decide how many days in Hanoi you should spend based on fairytales—I should know.
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