Day 4 of my Best of Tuscany tour in Rocchette di Fazio and Montemerano Enter the most cliche words in the English vocabulary: quaint, charming and yes, even picturesque. It’s hard NOT to…
August 2014
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Day 3 of my Best of Tuscany tour of Maremma, first time experiencing the colorful Infiorata flower festival A city built on volcanic ash? Count me in! Pitigliano has been on my bucket…
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Florence has about every tour imaginable from bikes, to Segways and vintage FIAT 500‘s. There are even endless amounts of walking tours for the hard core art historians to the…
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One of my fondest memories from my UK road trip last year was enjoying tea time. I fell in love with the whole essence of it—from the table clothes, delicate…
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Exploring Tuscany’s Middle Ages on two wheels and eating pancake-like pasta What does vacation mean to you? My version of vacation is anything active. Perhaps sailing, tennis, hiking, biking. I love…
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After two failed attempts I was finally able to explore the largest fort in Florence, Forte Belvedere. Unfortunately, tragedy struck more than five years ago when two people fell to their deaths—quite a horrific intro!—so…
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Today is Ferragosto—an Italian prized holiday that makes you a loser if you stay home—and while most of my friends are out at sea somewhere Nicco, Macintosh our yellow lab and…
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How much time do you spend on social media? Be honest. If you’re reading this than I would assume it’s way more than an hour a day. I definitely spend…
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You would think that one of the most famous churches in the world would have many unique photos taken of it, but no. When I moved to Italy two years ago…