Sardinia Day 2: Carloforte
Around 10:30am Federico (another Sardinian friend whom we met in Australia) came by and picked us up, driving us up to the top of…
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Sardinia Day 1: Cagliari
Since we were only staying at the B&B for the night we had to be up and out pretty early. Being that it’s the…
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Romance without Romeo
Most people know of Verona as the setting for the immensely famous Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. Naturally, the city has taken the opportunity…
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My Big Fat Italian Christmas
I have finally recovered from my first-ever holiday cultural immersion. This year was the first time I spent Christmas away from home and although…
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La Mia Famiglia Italiana
Last night I had the honor of attending the annual Christmas dinner for Lorenzo’s employer. The company owners (aka the ‘rents) treat their employees…
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Snow Day!
Who remembers the glorious days when we were all kids and school was cancelled (YES!) sometimes for weeks on end thanks to the snow!…
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Local Lowdown: Sei Divino
Before I say anything about my new pick for Local Lowdown I must say this; if you google Sei Divino in Florence, many website reviews like to…
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6 Months Blogiversary!
It’s true, and I really can’t believe it but today is the day! It’s my 6-month blogiversary! I realistically started blogging back in February…
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Third Time’s a Charm… err Second
The first time I went to Venice I was, for lack of better terms, underwhelmed. I visited in the middle of July, in the…
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Local Lowdown: La Vecchia Bettola
It’s about time that I start something new on my blog, and I hope this speaks of more to come, but for me it’s…
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