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Alixann has been my wedding photographer twice. Francesco is my first and only husband (so far, just keep putting your socks in the wrong laundry basket, buddy), but we’ve been married three times total. Once in a courthouse, five days…
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Recently, my friend Cynthia and I went to NYC for the Writer’s Digest Conference at the Hilton in Midtown.
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If you’re anything like me, you like little keepsakes that remind you of the places you’ve been. In Italy, it can be a little hard to find gifts that aren’t’ ridiculously overpriced or just really lame. I mean, how many…
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When traveling to a new place, especially a touristy one, it’s always nice to have a guide on hand for finding the best places to eat, drink, shop, and relax. Afterall, in this global economy, it can be hard to…
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You don’t want to be one of those tourists – paying €10 for a pizza in a restaurant near the Trevi Fountain, and ordering off a menu that comes in six languages. Pizza is great, but it shouldn’t cost €10.…
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In this gap before the night closes and the day begins, it feels as though it can only be me and the baker who are still awake. The sound of him opening the door to let the heat out of his floury prison floats up to my window, followed shortly by the smell of fresh pizza dough, and I realise that I don’t have to be asleep to have my sogni d’oro here in Italy.
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Staying in an agriturismo in Italy is a beautiful way to have a more authentic, eco-friendly experience.
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Wwoofing has nothing to do with dogs, dogging or doggy. I mention the last two for reasons that will become apparent later. No, WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. If you haven’t heard of it – it’s…
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I’m always traveling. For the past ten years or something, I’ve been constantly on the move, either visiting different states in the US or cruising around Europe. I’ve traveled on a college budget (think poor as F%&, sleeping in the…