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World Heritage is a Terrible Thing To Waste

When I first started to visit Italy the last thing on my mind was UNESCO. I was more interested in the vineyards of Tuscany, the...

Wurtzel, Stinco and an Iceman in Italy

The Dolomites is a 3,000 meter mountain range in Italy formed 200 million years ago. Defined by their unique composition and staggering...

Truffles and Termes in Tuscany

One of my most memorable taste and travel trips was to the the village of San Giovanni d’Asso, in the heart of the Crete Senesi. The...

In and Out of Malpensa

Counting backwards to 1999 when we made our first trip to Italy to reconnect with our family in Milano, we have through effort and...

A Venetian Shadow - Small Bites in the Shade

For me the fatal charm of Venice is stronger than ever. After COVID the crowded vaporetti and tourist hype seem a small price to pay to...

Italian Infused Waters

Today, within Italy, you can find over 600 brands of bottled mineral water, many of these are local varieties unique to the region.

Italian Confessions

The Top 5 Reasons (Excuses) I Don’t Study My Italian Like I Should or Dante Lead Me from the Inferno of the Conjugated Verb to the...

31 Rules of Love

Italians do not celebrate Valentine’s Day as a one day merchandising campaign because love is in the air all year long in Italy and has...

Spring Cleaning Italian Style

According to the cleaning mavens at Proctor and Gamble, Italian women spend 21 hours a week on household chores as opposed to Americans...

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