Buon Natale!
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I’m Learning Italian – Grazie, Francesca Pratellesi!
Surprise … while we’re almost in the middle of our virtual tour of Ireland I’m going to take us on a little side trip to Tuscany to tell …
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Travel Really Is All About the People You Meet – Part 2
Readers, instead of posting travel blogs for the past few weeks John and I have been busy working with our website host for this new design. We hope …
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Travel Really Is All About the People You Meet – Part 1
Well, readers, I had all good intentions of writing more frequent and shorter blog posts while in Italy but I was “under the weather” for a few weeks …
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Buon Natale! (Merry Christmas!)
Buon Natale (Merry Christmas) to one and all! One of the beautiful customs here in Tuscany is placing a Presepe (literally a crib but as used here, a …
Firenze & Nostra Nuova Amica di Napoli! (Florence & Our New Friend from Naples!)
We traveled to Firenze (Florence) so that nostro figlio (our son) Chris & I could tour the Uffizi Gallery while mio marito Babbo Natale (my husband, Father Christmas) …
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Alitalia, We Love You!!
Salve, amici! (Hello, friends!) In my last post I mentioned that I might meet up with Babbo Natale, the Italian Father Christmas, and meet up I did. Actually, …
Volterra – My Favorite in Tuscany
Volterra, my favorite town in Tuscany, is situated on a hilltop & like many towns & cities in Tuscany, it has Etruscan roots. The Etruscans are considered by …
Uno Pomeriggio Perfetto – A Perfect Afternoon!
It was indeed a perfect afternoon in Certaldo Alto for me & John with our friends Steve & Hayley, who own the fabulous Tuscan casa* which is our …
Punch Without Judy in Montepulciano
Our rental car navigation system is working well except for when it went “wonky” near Siena so it must be a Florentine navigation system as there has been …