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Category Archives: Italy
Under the Tuscan Sun: Part II
Follow Us After our adventures visiting beekeepers, a family-owned terracotta company and the Bellavista Restaurant in Impruneta, we were taken by our new friend, Tommaso Beccuci, of Capturing Tuscany Tours to visit a few more of his favorite spots in … Continue reading
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Under the Tuscan Sun: Part 1
Follow Us Good friends, lazy days at the beach, and just slowing down for the first time in years were making me want to plant myself in Italy just a little while longer. My daughter felt the same way. I … Continue reading
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Culture, schmulture… (or, in other words, how avoiding culture in Rimini, Italy, provided a wealth of “educational” experiences)
Follow Us Last week, an article came out in the New York Times called ‘The Busy Trap‘, which discussed just how ridiculously busy (and proud of it) we Americans are. We accept a million freelance gigs, overload our kids with … Continue reading
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Football, racism and “Italian” Italians
Follow Us Our first taste of Italy was in Venice. Seriously, everything and everyone were caricatures of themselves. The tanned gondoliers in their red-striped shirts, the over-make-up’ed women waiting to be picked up by water-taxi next to the canals with … Continue reading
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Hurry up and relax! A 24-hour Venice whirlwind…
Follow Us From the very beginning, the kid made it clear that she wanted to make a pit-stop in Venice, Italy. Finding affordable accommodations, however, was difficult. I suppose we could’ve booked a night or two at a hostel, but … Continue reading
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