Cappucino by the sea
Buon giorno, tutti. I have been wanting to see the sea near Tuscany for some time so even though off season, I ventured to the …
Buon giorno, tutti. I have been wanting to see the sea near Tuscany for some time so even though off season, I ventured to the …
Buon giorno, tutti. Sitting at Cafe Fiaschettera in the Piazza del Popolo in Montalcino….enjoying a cappucino as the locals wander in for their morning cafe..pretty …
As I approached my 50th birthday, people kept asking me, what did I want to do for my big day? I had to think long …
I started out this evening to write a post to accompany this photo that I snapped during my recent trip to Tuscany. I soon realized that words could …
Pasqua. La Pasquetta. Easter. Little Easter. I was thrilled to be able to spend Easter holiday in Sicilia a few years back. I was dating Daniele, …
“There are places you leave. And places that never leave you.” “Michela, guardi! (look)” said my new friend, Francesco, as we turned toward the street. …
As I sit here on a very frosty January morning, I am planning my next escape to Italy – the hills of Tuscany. A bit of …
By one day. I missed seeing ‘La Festa di Sant’Efisio’ by one day. Instead I got to see plastic Sant’Efisio as evidenced by the photo on the left. I …
Blue. Pink. Yellow. Green. Violet. Mauve. Rust. My mouth was hanging open in true amazement. I was taking my first passegiata through the amazing town of …
Is it possible to feel hugged by an island?? Is it possible that I may have stumbled on the most wonderful souls on the planet?? I just …
Mild amusement. That was the expression on the face of the desk clerk as I approached with maps and guide books in hand. ‘Dimmi ‘ (‘tell …
I should simply not be allowed to drive in Italy. I am a danger to my fellow Italians. My solo adventures typically have me flying down autostradas …