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Fri, 01/04/2019 - 18:20

Most internet in italy at 15mbps and higher will work fine with a vpn.
Nordvpn, vilingvpn, unblockus, etc all ones that you can check
https://www.privacytools.io/
Or
https://thatoneprivacysite.net/vpn-section/

Also depending on your technical experience you can make a dns server and use dns addys from the UK.

Fri, 01/04/2019 - 18:06

A few things to consider.
1. Use a bank like usaa. They are use to working with banking and car insurance over in italy, bills like rent need an italian iban... electric and gas are billed each 3 months or so.
2. Get rid of AT&T. They should let you suspend or stop your service 30 or 60 days after you get to italy. Cellphones plans (pay as you go) in Itay are super cheap compaired to the states. Main companies in italy are TiM, Vadaphone and Wind. Its not worth keeping your carrier due to money and rates from the states. (E.g. talk text and 4g at 10 euros per month here in italy no contract)
Install whatapp to call friends and family back home for free.
3. If your car is small(vw golf 2 door or smaller) send it. If its bigger than that you might want to get 1 here. Roads and parking tend to be compact car size at best.
4. Go through housing for your place to live if you can. And get all additions and AC units in writing. Housing will help with that.
5. Be patient. Things move at their own slow pace here. (E.g. internet took 2 month and 3 appointments to get it connected... and that is average for most americans here.)
6. Lastly if you have your ticket for the plan... and you dont have your passport with visa in it from the Italian consulate you might have to change your ticket. It can take awhile to get the visa stamp back

Fri, 01/04/2019 - 17:45

The common ones can be either region specific (Griffin with book) or national icons like The Wolf, Colosseum or Dante.
Usually Italy is very protective and proud of their region and you should be able to find symbols for that.

Fri, 01/04/2019 - 17:37

As we found out and were told here most general Dr. In Itay can do dental care. So for simple fixes thatcmight be the cheapest way to go.
For specialty care (braces, surgeries etc) then all or most tend to be private. Maybe travel ins can cover that for you?
Big take away is for a chip, pulling or filling the GP (primary family doctors) in italy can handle that.