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A different kind of travel Blog: Humor, Culture and Stories about Italy, Europe, California and around the World.
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Tuscany Vs. Paris: Not Even a Match
Viktoria and I have a simple answer to where to go on your first trip to Europe: Tuscany. "What about Paris, the City of Lights?" No...
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Big, Fun, Tuscan Wedding
When is the perfect time to get married? First, you need to find someone that wants to spend the rest of her of his life with you. But...
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My Dear Toscana
Where am I? Does it matter? What I know is, That I dream of you, My dearest Tuscany, An impossible place to forget. I am back in my...
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Italian Butchers Do It Better? "Yes," According to My Sister in Tuscany...
During the Paleozoic Era lived two cavemen brothers named Mario and Luigi. Every year they would go on a special hunt along with four of...
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Pizza with Your Hands or With a Fork and Knife?
Il Borgo Antico, Pizzeria Ristorante, Prato, Italy I will never forget the guy I met years ago, who was sure that pizza had been invented...
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We Went To Visit Leonardo da Vinci in Tuscany, Italy
Exploring Vinci, Italy for Leonardo's 500th Anniversary Village of Vinci, near Florence, Italy This past May, Sam and I were visiting his...
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Biscotti! It Is Not What You Think
All of a sudden, one can find countless blogs and articles about biscotti. But I am not here to discuss just any kind of biscotti, but...
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Antica Macelleria Falorni, MUST Stop in Tuscany According To Locals
You don’t need a time machine to immerse yourself in the simple, genuine and flavorful foods from centuries past. When we visited the...
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Love, Sex & the Etruscans in Volterra, Tuscany
There are many enigmatic civilizations that historians continue to speculate about. One is the wealthy and powerful Etruscan...
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Allure and Mystery of Villa Il Cerretino, Tuscany
When we visited Florence a few years back, we stayed one night at Villa Il Cerretino in Prato, Tuscany. What an intriguing experience!...
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