Palm Sunday in Italy
Much of Italy awakened this morning to the sound of church bells. In the early hours of Sunday, when the Roman streets are still and […]
Chiuso per Ferie (An Insider’s Italy Rome in August)
As summer wanes and Romans slowly return to their city rhythms, it feels like the perfect moment to revisit one of my favorite times on […]
Italy in the Fall
When the first pine nut falls from the Roman umbrella pine tree, I know that fall is on its way in Italy. Fall, when the […]
Chiuso per Ferie (An Insider’s Italy Rome in August)
As summer wanes and Romans slowly return to their city rhythms, it feels like the perfect moment to revisit one of my favorite times on […]
It’s the Journey not the Arrival that Matters, Italo !
An announcement is made, while we’re en route, that the train will be delayed by 30 minutes to an hour. Alas, it hasn’t happened yet […]
Private Biking Trips in Tuscany
The situation : you and family or friends wish a private bicycling trip in Tuscany, cycling exactly the distance and difficultly that suits you. Sustainable […]
La Passione ! (A Roman Terrace Garden)
Take one reasonably nice but uninspired Roman terrace, with ten years of accumulated, cluttered pots and four untended olive trees. Add plants – principally geraniums […]
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Today is the shortest day of the year, and from tomorrow we will have more light. And as we dream of longer days — remembering […]