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  • Unlocking some of Italy’s best-kept secrets in Trani, Puglia

    Italy Travel, Puglia

    Unlocking some of Italy’s best-kept secrets in Trani, Puglia

    Living and working in Italy as an English teacher, many of my students and friends were from the Italian region ...
  • Assisi, Italy: A place to find your inspiration.

    Assisi, Italy Travel, Travel Opinion

    Assisi, Italy: A place to find your inspiration.

    Assisi had been on my wish-list for many years, in part because of its obvious beauty and charm, and in ...
  • Take a Chance on Bologna

    Bologna, Life in Bologna, Travel Opinion

    Take a Chance on Bologna

    Author’s note: I’ve written this article with an optimistic heart that international travel will be viable in the not-too-distant future.  ...
  • A White Florence

    Florence, Illustrious Instants, Italy Travel, Travel Opinion

    A White Florence

    Today, on the first day of spring, Florence got its snow. Tuscany is not a region of Italy where snow ...
  • My first backdoor experience at the Colosseum

    Italy Travel, Rome, Travel Opinion, Travel Tips

    My first backdoor experience at the Colosseum

    I must admit, as far as travel experiences go, visiting the Colosseum never ranked highly on my list of favorites. ...
  • How I pick my guides: Enjoying cocktails and sunset with The Roman Guy

    Italy Travel, Rome, Travel Tips

    How I pick my guides: Enjoying cocktails and sunset with The Roman Guy

    Big cities can be quite a puzzle to get to know, and Rome is no exception.  Even tougher still, Rome’s ...
  • Bologna: the city of nighttime.

    Bologna, Life in Bologna

    Bologna: the city of nighttime.

    As the host of what is considered by many to be the oldest university in the western world, Bologna has ...
  • Italian Liberation Day in Bologna

    Bologna, Travel Opinion

    Italian Liberation Day in Bologna

    April 25 is known in Italy as the Anniversario della Liberazione d’Italia, or the Anniversario della Resistenza. It was during ...
  • A dream job doesn’t always have to be perfect: What I’ve learned as a guide in Rome.

    Italy Travel, Rome, Travel Opinion

    A dream job doesn’t always have to be perfect: What I’ve learned as a guide in Rome.

    Working as an on-site program coordinator in Italy for CISabroad, I have a steep learning curve, but I’m loving the ...
  • Saint Faustino’s Day: Celebrating Singledom the Italian Way

    Italy Travel, Travel: My stories

    Saint Faustino’s Day: Celebrating Singledom the Italian Way

    After spending most of the last five years of my life in Bologna, Italy, the day after Valentine’s Day will ...
  • Illustrious Instants: The Undeniable Beauty of Venice

    Illustrious Instants, Italy Travel, Photo Tours, Venice

    Illustrious Instants: The Undeniable Beauty of Venice

    There are two types of people in the world: those that love Venice, and those that really don’t. But ...
  • Illustrious Instants: An Afternoon Stroll in Bologna

    Bologna, Illustrious Instants

    Illustrious Instants: An Afternoon Stroll in Bologna

    This photo is perhaps the most “illustrious” of my “instants” so far. The photo isn’t meant to demonstrate fabulous composition, ...
  • An Italian Wedding in Lecce, Puglia

    Italy Travel, Lecce, Puglia, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories

    An Italian Wedding in Lecce, Puglia

    It was 11pm and I was standing alone outside the Lecce train station with two suitcases, two bags, no ride, ...
  • One of the most beautiful train rides there is

    Italy Travel, Kufstein, Austria, Other Places, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories

    One of the most beautiful train rides there is

    I’m on a train bound for Kufstein, Austria.  I’ve made the trip once before, in the winter, and it was ...
  • Illustrious Instants: Celebrating spring in Bologna's beautiful colli (hills)

    Bologna, Illustrious Instants, Life in Bologna

    Illustrious Instants: Celebrating spring in Bologna's beautiful colli (hills)

    It was almost exactly one year ago today that this moment was captured, on one of those blissful Sunday afternoons ...
  • Suspended in time in Siena, Italy

    Italy Travel, Siena, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories

    Suspended in time in Siena, Italy

    Just as Siena is stuck in time, I wish I could have gotten stuck in time in Siena.  Like in ...
  • Celebrating the Italian Summer at the Seaside in Cesenatico

    Cesenatico, Italy Travel, Travel: My stories

    Celebrating the Italian Summer at the Seaside in Cesenatico

    Italians find themselves at the sea nearly every summer weekend, whether they smartly rent or own a whole beach house, ...
  • An All-Women Work Trip to the Suburbs of Milan

    Italy Travel, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories

    An All-Women Work Trip to the Suburbs of Milan

    This post is my latest in a short series celebrating the success of my random and wonderful traveling adventures with ...
  • My kindred spirits in Rome

    Italy Travel, Rome, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories

    My kindred spirits in Rome

    There’s nothing like spending a little quality time with someone who just “gets” you. Double that pleasure when you can ...
  • This video convinced me to go to Siena

    Italy Travel, Siena, Video Guides

    This video convinced me to go to Siena

    Siena has been on my list of places to go for years (literally), but a long train trip has kept ...
  • One of my favorite views in the world

    Illustrious Instants, Italy Travel, Travel Opinion

    One of my favorite views in the world

    The view from the Rialto bridge in Venice is – in a word – indescribable.  Yes, you are submerged in ...
  • An Innocent Roman Sunset

    Illustrious Instants, Italy Travel, Rome

    An Innocent Roman Sunset

    Living far, far away from home isn’t always easy.  But this sunset view of St. Peter’s Basilica just off of the ...
  • Treviso: That beautiful little city just around the corner

    Italy Travel, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories, Treviso

    Treviso: That beautiful little city just around the corner

    A country as beloved by Americans as Italy means there are a lot of tourists here. And while there’s technically ...
  • Kite flying at midnight, Notte Bianca, and how I fell in love with Bologna again

    Bologna, Life in Bologna, Photo Tours, Travel: My stories

    Kite flying at midnight, Notte Bianca, and how I fell in love with Bologna again

    I guess it is pretty much a given that living far away from home is never easy.  And living in ...
  • A Night in Venice

    Italy Travel, Travel: My stories, Venice

    A Night in Venice

    Since I started this blog I’ve known that the missing ingredient was a dash of charm and a whole lotta ...
  • The sound of vacation.

    Italy Travel, Travel Opinion

    The sound of vacation.

    What is it about the sound of the beach…the breeze, the drone of the ocean and the occasional squawk of ...
  • Why We <3 Bologna

    Bologna, Italy Travel, Life in Bologna, Video Guides

    Why We <3 Bologna

    We are thrilled to introduce our first of a series of videos about our travels around Europe and afar!  Please ...
  • Lake Como: Good enough for George Clooney, good enough for me.

    Italy Travel, Lake Como, Photo Tours, Travel Opinion

    Lake Como: Good enough for George Clooney, good enough for me.

    When deciding from long lists of potential vacation destinations seems to have less reason than throwing a dart at a ...
  • Why Not Verona for Valentine’s Day?

    Illustrious Instants, Italy Travel, Verona

    Why Not Verona for Valentine’s Day?

  • A day at the sea: Rimini, Italy

    Italy Travel, Photo Tours, Rimini, Travel Opinion

    A day at the sea: Rimini, Italy

    Day 20 in a row of temperatures over 80 degrees and no air-conditioner finally got the best of me, so ...
  • Ravenna, Italy

    Italy Travel, Photo Tours, Ravenna

    Ravenna, Italy

    Ravenna is a small, unassuming city in the northeast Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and is a virtual treasure trove of ...
  • Reason 1,024,862 I love Italy: Dancing in a piazza on a Sunday night

    Bologna, Italy Travel, Travel Opinion, Uncategorized

    Reason 1,024,862 I love Italy: Dancing in a piazza on a Sunday night

    Yes, it is Sunday night. Of course most of us have work or school commitments tomorrow. But why should that ...
  • Cinque Terre, Italy

    Cinque Terra, Italy Travel, Photo Tours

    Cinque Terre, Italy

    Cinque Terre rose to fame among American tourists with the help of a well-known friend, Rick Steves, and it seems ...
  • Bologna, Italy

    Bologna, Life in Bologna, Photo Tours

    Bologna, Italy

    Despite the 15 months that I have already spent in Bologna, I have not yet acclimated to the striking allure ...
  • Italy Travel, Puglia

    Unlocking some of Italy’s best-kept secrets in Trani, Puglia

    Unlocking some of Italy’s best-kept secrets in Trani, Puglia

    Living and working in Italy as an English teacher, many of my students and friends were from the Italian region of Puglia.  During our conversational ...
  • Assisi, Italy Travel, Travel Opinion

    Assisi, Italy: A place to find your inspiration.

    Assisi, Italy: A place to find your inspiration.

    Assisi had been on my wish-list for many years, in part because of its obvious beauty and charm, and in part, because Assisi was the ...
  • Bologna, Life in Bologna

    Bologna: the city of nighttime.

    Bologna: the city of nighttime.

    As the host of what is considered by many to be the oldest university in the western world, Bologna has been a second home for ...
  • Bologna, Travel Opinion

    Italian Liberation Day in Bologna

    Italian Liberation Day in Bologna

    April 25 is known in Italy as the Anniversario della Liberazione d’Italia, or the Anniversario della Resistenza. It was during these last weeks of April, ...
  • Italy Travel, Rome, Travel Opinion

    A dream job doesn’t always have to be perfect: What I’ve learned as a guide in Rome.

    A dream job doesn’t always have to be perfect: What I’ve learned as a guide in Rome.

    Working as an on-site program coordinator in Italy for CISabroad, I have a steep learning curve, but I’m loving the work, especially learning and sharing ...
  • Italy Travel, Travel: My stories

    Saint Faustino’s Day: Celebrating Singledom the Italian Way

    Saint Faustino’s Day: Celebrating Singledom the Italian Way

    After spending most of the last five years of my life in Bologna, Italy, the day after Valentine’s Day will never be the same. ...
  • Illustrious Instants, Italy Travel, Photo Tours, Venice

    Illustrious Instants: The Undeniable Beauty of Venice

    Illustrious Instants: The Undeniable Beauty of Venice

    There are two types of people in the world: those that love Venice, and those that really don’t. But despite all of its flaws, ...
  • Bologna, Illustrious Instants

    Illustrious Instants: An Afternoon Stroll in Bologna

    Illustrious Instants: An Afternoon Stroll in Bologna

    This photo is perhaps the most “illustrious” of my “instants” so far. The photo isn’t meant to demonstrate fabulous composition, color, movement, etc. The photo ...
  • Italy Travel, Lecce, Puglia, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories

    An Italian Wedding in Lecce, Puglia

    An Italian Wedding in Lecce, Puglia

    It was 11pm and I was standing alone outside the Lecce train station with two suitcases, two bags, no ride, no money, and Lecce’s Wikitravel ...
  • Italy Travel, Kufstein, Austria, Other Places, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories

    One of the most beautiful train rides there is

    One of the most beautiful train rides there is

    I’m on a train bound for Kufstein, Austria.  I’ve made the trip once before, in the winter, and it was a magical winter wonderland. Now ...
  • Bologna, Illustrious Instants, Life in Bologna

    Illustrious Instants: Celebrating spring in Bologna's beautiful colli (hills)

    Illustrious Instants: Celebrating spring in Bologna's beautiful colli (hills)

    It was almost exactly one year ago today that this moment was captured, on one of those blissful Sunday afternoons with friends and nothing else ...
  • Italy Travel, Siena, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories

    Suspended in time in Siena, Italy

    Suspended in time in Siena, Italy

    Just as Siena is stuck in time, I wish I could have gotten stuck in time in Siena.  Like in Groundhog Day, I want to ...
  • Cesenatico, Italy Travel, Travel: My stories

    Celebrating the Italian Summer at the Seaside in Cesenatico

    Celebrating the Italian Summer at the Seaside in Cesenatico

    Italians find themselves at the sea nearly every summer weekend, whether they smartly rent or own a whole beach house, or just a few feet ...
  • Italy Travel, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories

    An All-Women Work Trip to the Suburbs of Milan

    An All-Women Work Trip to the Suburbs of Milan

    This post is my latest in a short series celebrating the success of my random and wonderful traveling adventures with friends over the last month.  ...
  • Italy Travel, Rome, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories

    My kindred spirits in Rome

    My kindred spirits in Rome

    There’s nothing like spending a little quality time with someone who just “gets” you. Double that pleasure when you can spend time with them on ...
  • Italy Travel, Siena, Video Guides

    This video convinced me to go to Siena

    This video convinced me to go to Siena

    Siena has been on my list of places to go for years (literally), but a long train trip has kept me away. But this video, ...
  • Illustrious Instants, Italy Travel, Travel Opinion

    One of my favorite views in the world

    One of my favorite views in the world

    The view from the Rialto bridge in Venice is – in a word – indescribable.  Yes, you are submerged in tourists.  But if you can ...
  • Illustrious Instants, Italy Travel, Rome

    An Innocent Roman Sunset

    An Innocent Roman Sunset

    Living far, far away from home isn’t always easy.  But this sunset view of St. Peter’s Basilica just off of the Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta ...
  • Italy Travel, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories, Treviso

    Treviso: That beautiful little city just around the corner

    Treviso: That beautiful little city just around the corner

    A country as beloved by Americans as Italy means there are a lot of tourists here. And while there’s technically nothing wrong with lots of ...
  • Bologna, Life in Bologna, Photo Tours, Travel: My stories

    Kite flying at midnight, Notte Bianca, and how I fell in love with Bologna again

    Kite flying at midnight, Notte Bianca, and how I fell in love with Bologna again

    I guess it is pretty much a given that living far away from home is never easy.  And living in a different country is equally ...
  • Italy Travel, Travel: My stories, Venice

    A Night in Venice

    A Night in Venice

    Since I started this blog I’ve known that the missing ingredient was a dash of charm and a whole lotta honesty.   It isn’t easy ...
  • Italy Travel, Travel Opinion

    The sound of vacation.

    The sound of vacation.

    What is it about the sound of the beach…the breeze, the drone of the ocean and the occasional squawk of a seagull that is powerful ...
  • Bologna, Italy Travel, Life in Bologna, Video Guides

    Why We <3 Bologna

    Why We <3 Bologna

    We are thrilled to introduce our first of a series of videos about our travels around Europe and afar!  Please check our YouTube channel!  Our ...
  • Italy Travel, Lake Como, Photo Tours, Travel Opinion

    Lake Como: Good enough for George Clooney, good enough for me.

    Lake Como: Good enough for George Clooney, good enough for me.

    When deciding from long lists of potential vacation destinations seems to have less reason than throwing a dart at a dart board, a good potential ...
  • Illustrious Instants, Italy Travel, Verona

    Why Not Verona for Valentine’s Day?

    Why Not Verona for Valentine’s Day?

    A sunset this heavenly seems fit only for a date of equally epic proportions – Romeo, perhaps? Well, this is Verona, Italy, seen vividly in ...
  • Italy Travel, Photo Tours, Rimini, Travel Opinion

    A day at the sea: Rimini, Italy

    A day at the sea: Rimini, Italy

    Day 20 in a row of temperatures over 80 degrees and no air-conditioner finally got the best of me, so I did what any good ...
  • Italy Travel, Photo Tours, Ravenna

    Ravenna, Italy

    Ravenna, Italy

    Ravenna is a small, unassuming city in the northeast Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and is a virtual treasure trove of visual delights. Famous for its ...
  • Bologna, Italy Travel, Travel Opinion, Uncategorized

    Reason 1,024,862 I love Italy: Dancing in a piazza on a Sunday night

    Reason 1,024,862 I love Italy: Dancing in a piazza on a Sunday night

    Yes, it is Sunday night. Of course most of us have work or school commitments tomorrow. But why should that stop us from having fun? ...
  • Cinque Terra, Italy Travel, Photo Tours

    Cinque Terre, Italy

    Cinque Terre, Italy

    Cinque Terre rose to fame among American tourists with the help of a well-known friend, Rick Steves, and it seems to continue to grow ever-more ...
  • Bologna, Life in Bologna, Photo Tours

    Bologna, Italy

    Bologna, Italy

    Despite the 15 months that I have already spent in Bologna, I have not yet acclimated to the striking allure of this historic Italian city. ...

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