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5 Little Travel Mistakes, 5 (Or So) Lessons Learned

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Laura Motta
Mar 03, 2026
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Navigli, Milan / Laura Motta, 2026

There is no such thing as a trip without mishaps. The big ones — missed flights, showing up on the wrong day — are generally avoidable, but the small stuff always tends to trip me up at least once. Here’s some of the stuff that I screwed up in Milan.

  1. That museum you never thought would sell out? It’s sold out. I had no t…

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