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Only A Bag - An Italy Travel Podcast

Only A Bag - An Italy Travel Podcast

Auteur(s): Darcy Melton | Nathaniel Mellor
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 New episodes every Wednesday! Your guide to Italy travel! Hosts Darcy and Nathaniel—two tourists-turned-locals—offer advice like how to get off the beaten path (such as visiting southern Italy), how order coffee like a local (at the bar), and most importantly, where to find authentic Italian food and gelato. Visit Italy with us every week from home or in the car. Whether you’re planning an Italy vacation or looking to move here, Darcy and Nathaniel guide you along the way. Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts and check out our website onlyabag.com for articles! Thanks for listening!Darcy Melton | Nathaniel Mellor Essais et carnets de voyage Sciences sociales
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  • Venice Condensed: Part 2 | Food, Tours, Shopping, and More on Getting Around

    Venice Condensed: Part 2 | Food, Tours, Shopping, and More on Getting Around
    Jan 22 2026
    This episode is a continuation of our essential need-to-knows about visiting Venice. In this episode we're talking about food, tours, shopping, and more details on getting around, including the cheapest way to experience a boat ride across the Grand Canal.We'll answer questions like "What are cicchetti?," "Should we take a walking tour?," and "How do we know if the souvenirs we buy are really made in Venice?" In this episode we talk about taking a traghetto across the Grand Canal for €2. There are several points where you can do this, but not all of them run frequently or consistently. Here are the departure and arrival points that we recommend:San Tomà to/from O GarzoniS. Maria del Giglio to/from SaluteDogana to/from San Marco (Vallaresso)The city of Venice charges an entry fee to tourists staying outside of Venice and coming into Venice for the day. Here is a link to dates when those fees apply: ⁠⁠official Municipality of Venice website⁠⁠. That fee is €5 for booking the entry ahead of time and €10 for 3 days within the entry period or day of. More on this in our next headlines episode.For the map of the vaporetto, you can ⁠⁠click here⁠⁠. The map is in Italian and English, and while it doesn't have a timetable, it allows you to plan out when a vaporetto will be helpful! Below are some of the links we mentioned to hotels, tours, and more. Any link with an asterisk (*) is an affiliate link. Even though we don't represent the company, we receive a small commission if you use the link to book your stay. We mentioned the hotel we stayed at in Venice between the Ponte Realto and Piazza San Marco which is the "⁠Graspo de Ua"⁠.*Another hotel that we've heard amazing things about is the "⁠Hotel ai Mori d'Oriente⁠".* We also mentioned the super-swanky in the previous episode ⁠JW Marriott hotel*⁠ if you want to stay on this private island. And for the even more swanky, like, almost TOO swanky, we talked about the hotel on ⁠San Clemente.⁠* If you want to take a tour while in Venice, check out Viator.com*.Food tours in Venice*Gondola rides and tours*Tours in Murano*Likewise, if you're thinking about taking the train into Venice, you can check out ⁠Omio⁠* for tickets. They're an aggregate with an English-speaking help desk which can make any hiccups easier to solve. You can read more about Venice in our articles on onlyabag.com!If you enjoyed this episode please leave a review and follow Only a Bag wherever you listen to podcasts! If you'd like to get in touch, you can send us a message on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠onlyabag.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Likewise, if you'd like to read our "Retrospective" of the year, you can check it out on Substack: "⁠⁠⁠A Year in Retrospect: Ai Tempi Belli⁠⁠⁠". Want to help the podcast? You can check out all of our affiliate links ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠! If you book through any of them, we receive a small commission, and it helps to keep us going! You can also donate to Only a Bag on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to keep the podcast going! As always, thank you all so much for listening.x Darcy and Nathaniel Only A Bag
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    41 min
  • Venice Condensed: Part 1 | Neighborhoods, Islands, and Getting There/Around

    Venice Condensed: Part 1 | Neighborhoods, Islands, and Getting There/Around
    Jan 21 2026
    We've talked about Carnevale and touched on aspects of visiting Venice, but until now, we didn't have dedicated episodes about the essential need-to-knows of visiting Venice. So this is it! In this episode we talk about the neighborhoods in Venice from our perspective and what area might best suit you. We also talk about neighboring Mestre (a popular and less expensive alternative for staying while visiting Venice) and surrounding islands. Finally we'll explain how to get there and the basics of getting around via vaporetto (ferry/water-bus) and by walking. Below are some of the links we mentioned to hotels, timetables, and more. Any link with an asterisk (*) is an affiliate link. Even though we don't represent the company, we receive a small commission if you use the link to book your stay. We mentioned the hotel we stayed at in Venice between the Ponte Realto and Piazza San Marco which is the "Graspo de Ua".*Another hotel that we've heard amazing things about is the "Hotel ai Mori d'Oriente".* We also mentioned the super-swanky JW Marriott hotel* if you want to stay on this private island. And for the even more swanky, like, almost TOO swanky, we talked about the hotel on San Clemente.* For the map of the vaporetto, you can click here. The map is in Italian and English, and while it doesn't have a timetable, it allows you to plan out when a vaporetto will be helpful! The city of Venice charges an entry fee to tourists staying outside of Venice and coming into Venice for the day. Here is a link to dates when those fees apply: official Municipality of Venice website. That fee is €5 for booking the entry ahead of time and €10 for 3 days within the entry period or day of. More on this in our next headlines episode.Likewise, if you're thinking about taking the train into Venice, you can check out Omio* for tickets. They're an aggregate with an English-speaking help desk which can make any hiccups easier to solve. You can read more about Venice in our articles on ⁠onlyabag.com⁠!If you enjoyed this episode please leave a review and follow Only a Bag wherever you listen to podcasts! If you'd like to get in touch, you can send us a message on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠onlyabag.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Likewise, if you'd like to read our "Retrospective" of the year, you can check it out on Substack: "⁠⁠A Year in Retrospect: Ai Tempi Belli⁠⁠". Want to help the podcast? You can check out all of our affiliate links ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠! If you book through any of them, we receive a small commission, and it helps to keep us going! You can also donate to Only a Bag on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to keep the podcast going! As always, thank you all so much for listening.x Darcy and Nathaniel Only A Bag
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    42 min
  • The Hidden Stresses of Traveling: Part 2

    The Hidden Stresses of Traveling: Part 2
    Jan 16 2026

    Subtitle: "Things you might not think are stressful that end up being stressful, or, yes it's stressful but maybe not as bad as you were thinking it was" Part 2

    Continuing from the previous episode, we're talking about the hidden stresses of traveling and how to manage them. In this episode we're talking about so many things from what to do if you miss your train, to how to plan your time properly, to how to send postcards. We even talk about the possibility of losing your wallet and what to do when that happens.

    Thank you to SIM Local for sponsoring this episode! SIM Local is a UK-based eSIM—or electronic SIM—company offering affordable rates for SIM cards that function in the EU. Plans start at $4 for 1 Gig of data to $52.25 for Unlimited data for 15 days. It's an easy way to be sure you're connected throughout your trip. Use our exclusive code "ONLYABAG" for 10% off or ⁠click this link⁠.


    If you enjoyed this episode please leave a review and follow Only a Bag wherever you listen to podcasts!

    If you'd like to get in touch, you can send us a message on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠onlyabag.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    Likewise, if you'd like to read our "Retrospective" of the year, you can check it out on Substack: "⁠A Year in Retrospect: Ai Tempi Belli⁠".

    Want to help the podcast? You can check out all of our affiliate links ⁠⁠here⁠⁠! If you book through any of them, we receive a small commission, and it helps to keep us going!

    You can also donate to Only a Bag on ⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ to keep the podcast going! As always, thank you all so much for listening.


    x Darcy and Nathaniel

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