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Only A Bag
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Your favorite Italy travel podcast (we assume)! New episodes every Wednesday and Friday. Account managed by Nathaniel.

https://www.onlyabag.com/

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Looks like a beautiful time!
darcymeltonfineart.com Darcy Melton @darcymeltonfineart.com · Jul 7
Point of view painting from this calm and magical spot. Thunder rumbled through and bees buzzed happily around me as sheep and cows roamed through the fields.

#oilpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #paintingitaly #painter
The shadow of an artist falls on an easel with a landscape painting on it. At the bottom of the image, a portion of the artists palette is visible. Behind the easel is a large open field with mountains in the background. An artist’s easel sits in a field surrounded by mountains. On the easel is a landscape painting and the artist’s palette.
July 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Point of view painting from this calm and magical spot. Thunder rumbled through and bees buzzed happily around me as sheep and cows roamed through the fields.

#oilpainting #pleinair #pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #paintingitaly #painter
The shadow of an artist falls on an easel with a landscape painting on it. At the bottom of the image, a portion of the artists palette is visible. Behind the easel is a large open field with mountains in the background. An artist’s easel sits in a field surrounded by mountains. On the easel is a landscape painting and the artist’s palette.
July 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Plein air painting in the valley! I had to dodge a lot of fun bugs and spiders for this one 😅

#oilpainting #pleinairpainting #landscapepainting #art #fineart #traditionalart
An oil painting of a landscape. In the background is a beige building in front of large mountains and a blue sky. In the foreground is a large grassy field. To the right a path is barely visible, it is lined with trees. Between the oath and the field is a large tree with yellow and green leaves. An artists field easel sits in the foreground with an unfinished painting on it. In the background is a field, a building, trees, and mountains.
July 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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I took my time with this piece and focused on keeping it loose. At the very end, I added a few veins and crisp edges to the leaves.
My artists who paint loose, do you find it hard to not go straight into the details from the first stroke?
#oilpainting #traditionalart #art #painting #stilllife
An oil painting of a large green cabbage on a neutral beige background. Detail 1 from an oil painting of a large green cabbage on a neutral beige background. This detail shows the left side of the cabbage and the vein details of the leaves as well as deep shadows. Detail 2 from an oil painting of a large green cabbage on a neutral beige background. This detail shows the right side of the cabbage with vein details on the leaves and a large highlight on the front of the cabbage. Detail 3 from an oil painting of a large green cabbage on a neutral beige background. This detail shows the front of the cabbage. Two leaves surrounding the head of the cabbage peal away to show a lime green highlight in the center.
July 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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All I wanted was to lay in the grass and watch the sky at the Roman Forum.
#rome #travel #travelitaly #italy
Poppies and fallen masonry in the foreground of the Roman Forum.
July 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Testing out a new filming set-up. We rigged the top of a tripod to the arm of a podcast mic… let’s see how it goes 😅

#oilpainting #painting #artistlife #artprocess #traditionalpainting
In the background is an unfinished painting of fruit sitting on an easel along side an artists palette with paint on it. Coming from the easel into the foreground is an attachment coming for a phone so that the artist can film the painting process.
June 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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After a crazy hot day, we had a beautiful sunset—though I had to quickly water them after I took this photo!
Basil plants wilting with the setting sun behind it.
June 29, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Hanging out on the balcony before the heat really kicks in.
Working on the Substack! Check it out: onlyabag.substack.com
Laptop on a table in the foreground, mountains and valley in the distance.
June 28, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Headed to Rome this summer?
Stay hydrated, validate your ticket, and eat good gelato.
June 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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New episode: Honest Downsides To Living In Italy! We’ve talked about beautiful destinations and how to get visas, but we want to give you a full picture. Here are some of the pitfalls of living in Italy.

#travel #travelpodcast #podcast #podcasts #travelblog #traveltips #italytravel #worldtravel
Text reads, “New episode! Honest Downsides To Living In Italy.” Under the text is an image of Italian buildings in Florence lit by later afternoon Sun.
May 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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New episode! Want to live in Italy? Let’s talk about the Golden Visa, Elective Residency Visa, and Birthright Citizenship. Check out all of our episodes about visiting and living in Italy wherever you listen to podcasts!

#podcasts #italy #italytrip #traveltips #travel #travelpodcast #italytravel
An image overlaid with text. The text reads “How to live in Italy: golden visa, elective residency visa, birthright citizenship.” The image in the background is an Italian olive grove on a sunny day.
April 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Everything we could fit in one episode about this incredible 7,000 year old cave city, Matera!
Listen now wherever you listen to podcasts!

#travel #traveling #italy #travelitaly #podcast #podcasts #travelshows #travelpodast #travellovers #traveltips #travelblog #travelblogger #italy #italia
Text over an image of the city of Matera, Italy. The image is of the Sassi di Matera which is made of 7,000 year old cave dwellings. The text reads “the most beautiful city in Italy you might not have heard of: Matera.”
April 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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So excited to find two new art feeds on Bluesky and today I have a piece that fits both themes! Day 5 #grass for #smartist and #blue for #acoloradaypril

Love meeting fellow #blueskyartists 💛

#art #blueskyart #oilpainting #oilpainters #landscapepainting #marsh #landscapepainters #painting
An oil painting of a March with a river running through it.
April 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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It’s a two-parter!!! How to travel with someone else: a partner, a friend, family, new friends on solo trips, the list goes on. We’ve got all the tips on communication and setting expectations for your trip!

#travel #solotravel #podcast #italy #italytravel #travelpodcast #travelgoals #traveltips
Two Caucasian people (a woman and man) pose smiling for a photo. To the right of the image is an orange graphic with lighter text that reads “Tips for traveling with someone else.”
April 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Is tap water safe to drink in Italy?
What's the deal with tipping?
Do they expect me to use the bidet in a public bathroom? 😂

We answer those questions and more in our latest episode!

Find us wherever you listen to podcasts!

#travelpodcast #travel #italy #tripplanning #travelitaly #podcasts
Text reads “New episode! Tap water, tipping, and toilets.” To the right of the text is an image of a public drinking fountain in Rome, Italy.
March 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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New episode: Travel Tips You Didn’t Know You Needed

We’ll address questions like: “Can you be fined for sitting in the wrong seat on a train” and “what to do if you get separated while traveling?” +much more!

#podcast #travel #travelpodcast #italytravel #podcasters #applepodcasts
Text reads “Travel tips you didn’t know you needed.” The background of the image is a view of the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.
March 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Detail from a piece that I just submitted to Figurativas! Recently, I set goals for myself to submit to more competitions. I know I won’t get into everything, but it feels good to put myself out there.

Do you submit to art competitons?

#art #artist #figurepainting #oilpainting #artgoals #artists
This detail from a painting shows the hand of a Caucasian woman, fingers gently outstretched. The forearm is resting on the subject’s knee.
March 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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We've noticed a number of posts by people looking to get out of the States. So we made an episode on how to do so!

We decided against titling it, "Move to Italy: Apparently, fewer fascists than USA"

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#italy #podcasts #iwantout
How to Live in Italy by Only A Bag - An Italy Travel Podcast
After a trip filled with good pasta, great gelato, and a wealth of national treasures, what could be more natural than wanting to live here? At least, that was our thought! In this episode, we look a...
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February 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Heading to Florence? Want to sate your appetite for a sandwich?
Then I invite you to read what feels like an absolutely unhinged write-up on our favorite place to get sandwiches in Florence.

#Italy #traveltips #florence #foodwriting
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Best Sandwich in Florence?
And is All Antico Vinaio the best place to get a sandwich in Florence?I'll go ahead and say something that will immediately start a fight in some corner of the internet where the Venn Diagram of "sand...
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February 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM