What to see and do in Rome
January 20, 2014Most of the Italy itineraries I create for clients – for even the most beyond the obvious travelers – include a few days in Rome. After all, Italy’s famous attractions are famous for a reason. Use the recommendations below for…
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Italy top 10: where my clients went in 2013
December 12, 2013Next summer’s Italy itineraries are already in full swing here at Italy Beyond the Obvious (currently: Puglia, the Dolomites, Tuscany, the Amalfi Coast and Liguria) but this is the time of year when I crunch the numbers and take stock…
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Hiking near Cinque Terre : 4 trails to avoid the crowds
October 24, 2013When I worked as a hiking guide in the Cinque Terre more than a decade ago, we pretty much had the trails to ourselves. Surrounded by lemon trees and fig trees (a wonderful snack), we’d walk the now-famous paths that link the…
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Off the beaten path in Umbria: an artist’s top 10 places
September 23, 2013Today’s guest post is by Graham Dean, a British artist with a house in Umbria. Thanks Graham! Umbria secret places Umbria is said to be associated with ombra, which means shadow in Italian, and indeed for years it seems like Umbria has been…
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Five fun food trains in Italy
September 12, 2013Getting around Italy by train is enjoyable, convenient, and inexpensive. But there’s another kind of train worth taking where getting from A to B isn’t the point: trains for foodies, or more eloquently put, gastronomic train tours, offer a unique mode…
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Why I’m getting rid of my Italy guidebooks
September 04, 2013Last week I needed some space in my office, so I got rid of a stack of Italy guidebooks that I haven’t referenced in several years. They looked pretty and had nice memories attached to them, but office shelf space…
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Client questions: Capri
August 26, 2013I’ve been working on a few Amalfi Coast itineraries that include Capri, and have received some good questions from clients. Since I’m working on autumn 2013 departures as well as a few summer 2014 trips, writing a blog post about…
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Bardolino, Lake Garda: A lovely afternoon doing nothing
July 11, 2013What’s there to do on Lake Garda? a client asked recently. Although a significant percentage of my working hours are spent giving travelers recommendations on what to do during Italian vacations, sometimes I recommend not doing anything. Forget the checklist. Leave…
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How to climb an Italian volcano
June 12, 2013According to a recent article in a glossy travel magazine, volcano tourism is a thing now. And while the article listed some impressive volcanoes (Iceland and Hawaii of course both made the list), there was no mention of Italian volcanoes….
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