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Jun 17
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Transportation | Italian for Travelers |...

Postcards from Italy Podcast
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In today’s episode, we dive into public transportation in Italy and learn about train travel, buses and more. Elisa prepares us to buy tickets, read time schedules and handle the occasional worker’s strike, so that it won’t derail your trip, figuratively, of course.

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