Italy Travel Blog

Sep 16

You're never prepared

Monday afternoon was hard. My Nana left the physical world. Her body was on this beautiful earth for 91 years. Who is lucky enough to...

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Sep 7

Neighborhoods of Florence

I like to focus the neighborhoods in Florence. Above is a Florentia, what Florence was called in Roman times. This map shows the first...

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Aug 25

How travel has changed me: Part 2

This post is a continuation of my post--How travel has changed me: part 1. In September 2021, when I was engaging with all the awesome...

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Aug 24

How travel has changed me: part 1

I was talking to this guy, his name is Spud Hilton. He used to work for the San Francisco Chronicle. And he and I have been having a...

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Aug 11

Travel like a local, can you?

When I first moved abroad I never wanted to be seen as an American. I wanted to blend in. No offense to my countrymen, but I just knew...

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Jul 11

Welcome to our Tuscan Wine Club

What is it? Why? And when can you sign up? All these questions will be answered in this post. Here's my why... I started this Tuscan Wine...

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Jul 5

Casa Lucii

This place is magical. Casa Lucii is owned by the Lucii family. On this day we were guided by one of the winemakers, Lorenzo Lucii. Our...

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Jun 24

Buon San Giovanni

This is one of my favorite days. It brings me back to June 2011. I had been a resident of Florence since 2010, moved abroad in 2009 and...

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Jun 24

Back from Tuscany

Our trip was memorable and surprisingly relaxing. We got to stay here. It was not what I rented but when you know the owners, they hook...

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May 31

Going to Italy tomorrow

Ciao! It's been a while and that's ok. Truly Italy is creating a lot of cool things. Tomorrow we are heading back to Tuscany. It's going...

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Apr 7

I have a Shop

Ciao! Did you know that I created a online shop. Of what? I created 3 Neighborhood guides of Florence. If you haven't been to Florence...

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Mar 18

It won't miss me

I said to Stefano yesterday, I hope I still have time to do all that I want to do. Stefano reminded me I still have time. And I will...

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Mar 16

Altiero Winery

I've never met anyone like Paolo. His energy stayed with me the whole day. He had a passion about his craft I've never felt before. So SO...

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Feb 14

At peace

It's been a rough few weeks. My beloved father in law lost his battle with cancer on January 21st. He was Stefano's last parent, his mom...

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Jan 9

Family of WineMakers

I first heard of Montefioralle from a Florentine friend I met in one of the English classes I taught. He took me to take photos of this...

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Jan 2

Lessons of 2021

I sat with my thoughts on all that happened in 2021. It was a year that I thought was going to be the beginning of Truly Italy. And it...

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Dec 3, 2021

The Yearn to return

I only met my great-grandpa(Battista) a few times. He was a quiet man but always smiling around his great-grandkids. He had a soft spoken...

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Nov 26, 2021

Showing Grace

My client told me how horrible she felt about how she looks. She knows what she needs to do to stay healthy and feel good. After I took...

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Nov 19, 2021

Thankful

There's much to be thankful for. Not just because it is almost Thanksgiving. Although we usually express more gratitude at this time, I...

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Nov 11, 2021

Traveling Solo

When I traveled to Italy the first time, I did it alone. I flew 8 hours to Munich then 1.5 hour to Florence. I remember being scared but...

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