Few things are as iconic of the Italian landscape as the cypress tree. This is especially true in Tuscany, where… Read more The Tree of Life
Category: Italian Travel
Travel in Italy
A Gift of Grapes
It’s grape harvest time here. We’re really not in wine country, but everywhere you look you see rows of grapes. … Read more A Gift of Grapes
Sunday in Florence
One of the absolute best things about living where we do is that we are less than two hours from… Read more Sunday in Florence
A Birthday on Two Continents
Birthdays roll around every year to remind us that as much as we don’t like to think so, we are… Read more A Birthday on Two Continents
Orvieto to Rome and Back Again
Tim and Julie just finished up their three week tour of Italy and we met up with them for the… Read more Orvieto to Rome and Back Again
We’ve Been Busy – In a Good Way
When we decided to take this fantastic journey, one of the things we were looking forward to was sharing it… Read more We’ve Been Busy – In a Good Way
The Simple Life is a Lot of Work
We thought we were moving here to simplify our lives. No more (real) work, no more schedules, no more responsibilities. … Read more The Simple Life is a Lot of Work
Day Trippin’
We’ve been a little housebound for the past few weeks due to various issues and situations. We had expected to… Read more Day Trippin’
The Upsides of Pandemic Dining
Most of you know that Italy got hit pretty hard early in the pandemic. I think because of that, they… Read more The Upsides of Pandemic Dining
Nesting, Italian Style
We’re almost finished doing battle with the Italian bureaucracy. We thought we would be done last week, but, alas, if… Read more Nesting, Italian Style