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    First Time On Surviving In Italy?

    July 4, 2013

    Your First Time Here? STOP. This is not a traditional travel blog. If you’re offended easily or struggle with sarcasm or irony you should skip my website and watch this instead. Also, I swear ALL THE TIME and sometimes I talk about…

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    The Way Things Were

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    You know that you’re making some questionable choices when you’re unphased at a dance club on a Thursday night when a young man lifts his shirt (displaying a tattoo on his stomach that says “Lizard”) to pull a gun out…

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    April 24, 2020

    We’re all trapped in quarantine-land and feeling a little, uhm, antsy? Now is the perfect time to get Naked and Lusty. WOO-HA! And that’s why me and fellow author, Jasmine, are going to do a virtual reading of our books, Naked…

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    Traveling with a Baby Part 1: Don’t Get the On-Flight Bassinet (Casket)

    October 16, 2019

    Recently, Francesco and I took our little Leone on a maiden voyage to see his Italian family near Naples. Since we’re currently living in Salt Lake City (hail the home of the sister wives!) it was a long, long, trip…

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Some people like to buy boats and others like to talk their way onto one in France around 2 a.m. (that would be ME). I've always loved to travel, to meet new people, to learn about other places (and cause a little mischief). In 2009, I moved to Italy for grad school and fell in love with an Italian man and his majestic chest hair. I also fell a lot, literally, because cobblestones. It's not always easy but it's worth it. This isn't a traditional travel blog. This is a travel story, an honest account of my adventures, the happy moments, the spilled wine, missed flights, cultural misunderstandings and everything in between.

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