Roots Redux – Part 2: Digging Deep to the Heart of the Family Tree
Roots Redux – Part 2: Join me as I look back on 2013 when I began my digging for roots in earnest…
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Roots Redux – Intro & Part 1: Memories of Growing Up Italian
“Roots Redux”… Join me over the next week or so as I re-share my “roots” story – past to present. After all, without their story, I have no story! And perhaps my story mirrors yours in some way?
♦ A Legacy of Charity in Florence: Museo degli Innocenti ♦
The Innocenti Museum is one of the “newer” museums in Florence. Although the museum is only three years old, the history and legacy of the Ospedale degl’Innocenti goes back to the 15th century as the first institution in the world devoted exclusively to child care and welcoming abandoned children.
♦ A Must-See Museum in Florence! ♦
I LOVE museums and Florence is a treasure trove of spectacular art and its museums are not to be missed!
Among them, of course, are the Uffizi and the Accademia. Today, I want to share about another museum that I would love for you to put on your list the next time you visit Firenze!
♦Sicily’s Remarkable Roman Villa del Casale♦
Villa del Casale, protected by UNESCO in 1997, is considered to be one of, if not, the best preserved villas from anywhere in the Roman
♦Travel Planning: When IS the Best Time to Travel?♦
When IS the Best Time to Travel? Decisions, decisions, decisions!! When planning your next vacation (which can be a headache anyway), there’s the ideal scenario
Just in Time! 10 Practical Tips for Coping with Jet Lag
♦ ♦ ♦ “What time is it where you are? Tryin’ to figure out the time zones makin’ me crazy You say good morning When
⇑⇓Italy Travel Tip: Watch Your Step(s)⇑⇓
⇑⇓ Stairway to a Misstep… It doesn’t seem to matter how much advice and warning I give to those planning their trip to Italy, very
♥ Tire of Taormina? Never! ♥
Taormina is a picturesque hill town hugging the rugged eastern coastline of Sicily. With its steep, narrow passageways and breathtaking vistas, for me, it’s pure
♦ Sicily’s White Gold or “Pass the Salt”! ♦
♦ “The Salt Road” – Via del Sale ♦ The Via del Sale extends from Trapani to the Stagnone Lagoon to Marsala, including the island
