Italy Cracks Down on Phone Use While Driving
In Italian driving school I learned that phone use while driving carries some of the stiffest penalties. Until now that has included fines up to [...]
Make Your Italian Driver’s License Studies Easier.
My face looked something like this when I first cracked open the Italian driver's manual. I'd just picked it up from my Scuola Guida [...]
Choose Your Italian Driver Instructor Carefully!
I wish I had. Just to clarify, I'm talking about the practical driving instructor in this post. The theoretical instructor is also of supreme importance, [...]
Italian Crosswalks—Pedestrians and Drivers Beware
And you'd best prepare yourself. I first wrote about Italian crosswalks seven years ago (read it here). It was from the perspective of the pedestrian, [...]
The Italian Driver’s Manual – Definitely NOT Light Reading.
La patente di guida requires dedication to these resources: Your faithful companions on your journey earning your license are the Italian driver's manual and the [...]
The Allure of Vespa Living
What took me so long?Why did it take eight years of living in Italy before I saw the light? Crazy. Vespa living is full of [...]
Practical Driving Instruction in Italy—Prepare Yourself!
If you're American, and you want to drive in Italy, you can't dodge this requirement. Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings if [...]
The Italian Driver’s License Exam – Get a Grip on Order of Precedence
The order of precedence at Italian intersections can be a bit confusing. At least that was my experience when I spent several months studying [...]
EIGHT Tips for Dealing with a Car Accident in Italy
If only all my topics could be fun… And if only a car accident in Italy wouldn’t happen to you. It did to me. I’d [...]
Owning a Car in Italy and La Revisione
This post isn’t going to be glamorous. It’s not going to transport you to romantic visions of being in Italy. It is, however, an [...]
Random Carabinieri Checks – Be Prepared
It finally happened to me––a random roadside check by the Carabinieri. And thank goodness my driver’s license and car documents were in order. For months [...]
Becoming an Expat in Italy? The Devil is in the Details.
When you take the steps to becoming an expat in Italy you’ll soon learn that there is a good bit of bureaucracy, which requires standing [...]
Getting an Italian Driver’s License is Quite the Adventure
You’ may have a hard time believing this, but one of the biggest motivations for creating this blog was to share my story of getting [...]
The Paradoxes of Driving in Italy
Every country you visit has a different overall "driving personality." Italy has the reputation, amongst many Americans, as being an intimidating "every man for himself" [...]
Why You Need An Italian Driver’s License
Be sure to get your Italian driver’s license during your first year of residency. Before you read this, please remember the phrase “Don’t [...]
Your Italian Driver’s License and Your Car
Your first year of having an Italian driver’s license imposes some restrictions on the car you drive. These two topics, getting your Italian [...]
Italian Driving School – Welcome Back to High School
Italian driving school, or “scuola guida”, is a required part of getting your Italian driver’s license if you are an American becoming a resident in [...]
Studying for the Italian driver’s exam
Quiz Patente 2015 is free, FUN and available for your tablet or other mobile devices. Studying for the Italian driver’s exam will take [...]