Florence

Meet Paola. She’s one hot 46 year old Fiat 500. In order to drive Paola you must know or quickly learn how to drive a doppietta, double clutch. Luckily, my husband Nicco…

Florence is famous worldwide as the birthplace of the Renaissance and no one can deny the impact it has had and continues to have in and out of Florence. I’m…

I know it’s quite a commitment to say that a place is my ‘favorite’, but it’s true. I mean, don’t you have that one wine bar that always pops in…

Do you remember some crazy places where you’ve had a drink? When I was a student in Florence back in 2002 I had a few bridge drinking incidents. Let’s be…

I’m a sucker for pici pasta, especially pici al cacio e pepe Let’s be honest, eating is everyone’s favorite part about vacation, right?! Visiting museums and churches are all dandy,…

To properly tour Florence you must uncover history and art—in addition to lots and lots of food and wine—and in the churches there’s both and lots of it. I decided…

You can tell it’s summer in Florence when people start laying out like dead fish on the banks of the Arno River. I love this picture so much. Maybe because…

I finally got to eat here! It hasn’t taken a whole year to get here because it’s far from my house or open at odd hours, but because there’s always…

Calcio Storico, A.K.A. Calcio in Costume and Calcio Fiorentino is a historical sport that runs deep in the Florentine blood line. It’s played annually in Piazza Santa Croce in Florence. Read why…