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…
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Hiking is definitely not new to me, so hiking the Alps shouldn’t be any harder, right? WRONG. I can hike, I swear I’ve hiked my whole life. My Mom loves…
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I’ve been staying at the family mountain house by the seaside in Viareggio off and on since July. No neighbors, just lots of tomatoes, cotogna, arugula (too many other…
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This thing is huge, hard and sour. It’s a mela cotogna (quince). I’ve never seen it, tried it or heard of this fruit before. I first came across it a…
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My husband turned 31 a few weeks ago and I didn’t see any better way to celebrate than jumping off a hilltop. Luckily, he agreed. It was his first time…
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According to the Corriere Fiorentino, we’re rated the hottest city in Europe! Florence gets pretty hot and inside is just as bad, since most houses don’t have air conditioning here,…