Photoblog: Carnevale di Venezia
When traveling in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, I typically made either Udine or Trieste my home base for much of the time. And whenever I was staying in these cities, I always…
Rediscovering Paradise in Castiglioncello
This piece was originally published in the May 2011 issue of Dream of Italy. When asked to recall my most perfect memory of absolute bliss, I immediately picture myself floating…
Capraia, by Land and Sea
This piece was originally published in the April 2014 issue of Dream of Italy. Legend says that when the goddess Venus emerged from the waves of the Tyrrhenian Sea, she…
Elba: Ten Great Things to Do on Napoleon’s Isle of Exile
This piece was originally published in the May 2011 issue of Dream of Italy. Stunning beaches and glowing sunsets attract countless vacationing Italians to the island of Elba, located off…
Venezia: My Final Day Trip
Despite the unseasonably warm weather, the radiator in my apartment had remained on all night long. The blankets that I had, in my feverish state, piled on myself the afternoon…
Milano: Journey’s End
Five weeks of intense travel had nearly come to a close. It was my second to last morning, and while at breakfast, I learned that the temperature in Udine had…
Venezia: A Day of Cicchetti
Whenever I traveled to Friuli, I could never bear to leave without visiting the neighboring Veneto region and my favorite city in the world: Venezia. My five-week-long trip of summer…
Milano: A New Journey Begins
It was July 2005, and although Mike and I were now engaged, this was to be yet another of my many solo trips. I had just arrived in the sweltering,…
Milano: Heading Home
On the final day before our flight home, Mike and I took the train back to Milano. After changing in Mestre, we boarded an InterCity train, which was already packed…
Venezia: Cantine del Vino già Schiavi
Somehow or other, I always seemed to wind up in Italy during Carnevale season. The first time was coincidental, when I went to Friuli to visit the Ledragomma GymnastikBall factory.…