This year's harvest was much different than last year's. With a hot summer, we began the harvest much earlier this…
We stopped by this little town for some exploration, happy hour, and lunch before heading for an incredible hike to…
Located in Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sebillini within the Marche region, Monte Vettore peaks at 2,476 meters (8,123 feet). There are…
Now that I am all caught up on my London tours, I can finally breath and focus on writing something…
Giovanni has come a long way since I met him a year ago. While he is the most dedicated and…
Corrado and Valeria turned 40 this year. Valeria turns 40 in October, but they decided to celebrate together this year.…
After 10 days on the coast, it was off to Milan for a couple days! After a brief welcome home…
I am pretty sure any weight I lost in Turkey was gained in the last 10 days in Vasto, especially…
Spending 10 days in Vasto might be a little long for my taste, but it has most definitely been nice…
As many of you already know, I am notorious for celebrating my birthday for a week. In reality, it's just…
Alora....it is my last night in Italy...finally made it to Rome (on purpose this time) even with the train strike.…
Sangria festival - man they really have festivals for EVERYTHING around here. Giovanni and I randomly discovered there was a…
My friend Kevin, who has the best job in the world working for Rick Steves, was stopping by in Florence…
Il Gambero Rosso Translated ironically to Red Lobster. Luckily the restaurant isn't as cheezy as The Red Lobster, unfortunately it…
Imagine this: You're on a road trip and you're rocking out in the car trying to ignore the fact you've…
Here are some close ups of life on the vineyard. Here is a video Corrado made of springtime in…
Nothing like taking a weekend to go to the coast. Especially to reunite with some old friends! Giovanni and I…
A weekend of beach time, pizza, truffles, and gelato wasn't enough for us. To top off the weekend, we stopped…
One afternoon, as Giovanni and I were coming back from a day of hiking, we took a detour home to…
I'm sorry to say that I have no photos for this entry so you'll just have to be content with…
Being a communication major and someone who grew up bilingual, languages have come fairly easy for me to learn. I've…
My first hike in Italy! Hoping to catch some of Northern Italy at some point where the real hiking is.…
I forgot to mention that Hillary left yesterday morning. It's been a nice reprieve for me so far...after living by…
I failed at the detox. No surprise there. Valeria and her pesto is hard to resist. Today is the first…
Valeria's friend Sandra came to visit for a couple days...she's from Argentina so lucky for us she taught us how…