♥I Think I’ll Stay…
Wow! Time flies…even in a pandemic! It was exactly six months ago that I arrived. Pinch me, I’ve been here six months!? What next?
Category: La Dolce Vita!
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Stepping Out in (Italian) Style with Nino!
I LOVE “Learning with Locals” and today I’m going to introduce you to Nino. Join me in his boutique shoe shop, Goccia, in historical Florence…
♦Me? In Italy Magazine? Si! Wow! ♦
Grazie to Italy Magazine for sharing my story!
I am beyond thrilled to share “my next chapter”!
Day Tripping in Chianti Country (Again!) with Arianna & Alessio
I LOVE learning with locals! It is the essence & epitome of what I love most about travel and why I’m so passionate about sharing with YOU! And, thanks to fabulous Friends of Victoria like Arianna & Alessio, I have so much to share and offer when YOU come to Italy!
Roots Redux – Part 4: Remembering My 2016 Italian Journey -Where It All Began
Roots Redux: Part 4
In 2016 I took one of many fabulous trips to Italy. It combined tours and personal travels that revolved around visiting the villages in Tuscany and Sicily where my grandparents were born!
Roots Redux – Part 3: Dual Citizenship – the Search & Success!
My Roots Redux – Part 3: The journey continues as I share my emotional quest for dual citizenship…
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…
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?
♦ 10 “Superb” Reasons to See Genoa ♦
Why Genoa? Because it IS “La Superba”, that’s why! Often underrated and overlooked, be prepared to be delighted and pleasantly surprised… So, first I have
Let’s Take a Stroll through Genoa’s ”Superb” Market: Mercato Orientale
I’ve been to a lot of local markets—it’s actually one of my favorite things to do in any city I’m visiting – but, I must
