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Planning Italy was one of the hardest trips we've ever planned. This is the two-week route we took, from Venice and Rome to the Amalfi Coast, Tuscany, Florence and Lake Como: what we loved, what it cost and where we stayed.

Our honest SafetyWing Nomad Insurance review after seven years and four real claims: what it covers, what it costs, and who should buy something else.

The two-week Japan route we actually took, from Tokyo and Osaka to Kyoto, Mount Fuji and the snow monkeys in Nagano, with the tours we'd book again and the tips we wish we'd known.