Italy’s Dolomites: scenery, food and culture
September 24, 2012Italy’s Dolomite mountains are famous for their scenery, and rightly so, but the region is very different from the rest of Italy in its food and culture. Below are some highlights of a recent trip. An Italian friend and…
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Ten useful and interesting signs in Rome
April 27, 2012Street signs, placards, new signs, old signs – I photograph them all when I travel. Sometimes they represent interesting cultural differences, sometimes they’re just useful, and sometimes the photo is just a placeholder to give context to the rest of…
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A true home-cooked meal in Italy: Home Food
April 10, 2012If actions speak louder than words, then all I need to say is this: with just one evening in Turin recently, I chose a Home Food dinner over the city’s chocolate festival, CioccolaTO. The Turin CioccolaTO festival is a big deal. It’s on…
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Fontanafredda: a winery and a walk in the hills of Piedmont
March 30, 2012Located just outside the town of Alba and about an hour from the city of Turin, the vineyard of Fontanafredda has recently taken on new life after being purchased (from the bank) by gourmet food giant Eataly. On a recent March…
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Italy experts with great travel advice
October 05, 2011A recent coaching client exclaimed that she was so relieved to have found my website and services. She’d been searching the internet for good Italy travel advice, didn’t know which sites she could trust, and was suffering from information…
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Two reasons not to dine where the locals do
September 26, 2011I was researching Sunday lunch options in Rome for clients recently, looking for a traditional experience (Sunday lunch is big in Rome!), but in a part of town that worked with their itinerary and within their budget. At first,…
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5 – More Testimonials
September 26, 2011This has been a wonderful experience. You are personable, knowledgable and have a talent for organization and analysis. You are perceptive in discerning where the client is with travel planning and the timing of your questions and suggestions helped me…
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Tips for Driving in the Mountains in Italy
September 06, 2011[Learn more about driving in the mountains in Italy with our Driving in Italy ebook, which you can download for free at the bottom of this page.] Driving anywhere in Italy is not straightforward for many travelers, and there are…
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Five unique Italy experiences
August 24, 2011Here at Italy Beyond the Obvious, every now and then we get a traveler open to anything. They say: I can go to any place in Italy, any time of year. When and where should I go? I’d suggest planning…
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