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Jessica Spiegel

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The United States

Website

http://italyexplained.com/

Twitter

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August 2012

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Jessica is a freelance travel writer, social media manager, and gelato enthusiast based in Portland, Oregon and infatuated with Italy.

She has written about travel in Italy since 2007, and in 2014 launched her own site (www.ItalyExplained.com) helping to educate travelers on the vagaries of Italian culture so they can focus more on enjoying their trips and less on wondering whether they're missing something or "doing it wrong." From personal experience, she knows that there are few things more satisfying as a traveler than the sense of accomplishment you get after planning a trip on your own, executing that plan, and - perhaps most important - being able to make decisions on the fly.

She loves helping other travelers achieve that high.

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Using Your Cell Phone in Italy (Without Spending a Fortune)

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I really like hearing from readers, especially when you report back after using my advice or you pose questions that would make great articles for the blog. This article is the result of the latter, a question that came to me from reader Emily C.