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OMG…I Have a New York Times Bestseller!
It turns out that there is no amount of daydreaming or imagining that could have actually prepare…
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A New Partnership and More Exciting News
It’s been a crazy busy couple of weeks! We are a just days away now from the official release of …
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Italian Cuisine: 5 Ways Olive Garden Isn’t Authentic Italian
Our ideas about what is authentic Italian food come from many places. Looking at the Olive Garden…
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Excited to Announce New Partnerships with Eating Europe, Get Your Guide
I’ve gone on more tours than I could ever count, all throughout Europe, especially in Italy. I’ve…
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A Guide to Spending & Currency in Italy (+Europe)
While preparing to visit Italy, and for that matter anywhere across Europe, a common question man…
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Understanding What You Can Bring Home from Italy
I will help you to understand what you can, and cannot, bring back from Italy (or from most count…
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Understanding Italy’s “New” Travel Visa Rules
Time to clear up all the confusion and put an end to the misinformation sharing, and answer a sim…
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20 Travel Essentials for a Stress-free Trip
There’s a lot of maybes with travel. I mean, in packing a suitcase alone you are trying to predic…
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Fur Babies Travel Too! Searching Amazon to Help Your Pet
One thing is for sure: Traveling with your beloved pet(s) is a whole bunch of stress in itself. H…
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My Puglia Road Trip (Part IV) – Bari
Bari is almost a split personality, one young and vibrant, one older and esteemed. The latter can…
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Puglia Road Trip III — Matera (Basilicata)
Our road trip continues as we explore Matera–inside a region that’s actually just to the south o…
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My Puglia Road Trip (Part II)
Meredith and I continued our epic 9-day Puglia, Italy road trip with a visit to Alberobello, the …
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My Puglia Road Trip – Part I
Accompanied by one of my good friends from New York City, Meredith, we embarked on a 9-day road t…
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Another Amazing Street Food Tour…In Naples
I’ve talked about some of the best street food in Sicily, and raved about my tour through Florenc…
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A Guide to Train Travel in Italy
Figuring out transportation within a foreign country can be *OMG* stressful. There’s so many opti…
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10 Things I Wish I’d Known About Coffee Culture in Italy
Italian coffee is deemed one of the best in the world and boy do they wear that badge with honor….
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How to spend a day in Florence for under 25€
When people think “travel to Europe”, the next thought that usually accompanies it is how expensi…
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The Ultimate Florence Street Food Tour
As you’ve heard me say before, the best way to understand in a new city and culture is through it…
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How to find good food in Venice
Time to be real with yall – it’s hard to find good food in Venice if you don’t know where to look…
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The BEST street food tour in Catania, Sicily
Sicilian street food is (IMO), some of the best that you’ll find in all of Italy, and there’s no …
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5 Places to get Panini in Florence
There are few things I love more than chowing down on an authentic, fresh, Italian panino. After …
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How to Find Good Gelato in Italy
Eating gelato in Italy is the epitome of the ultimate Italian experience and one that earns you b…
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Things to do in Venice: A Self-guided Bacaro Tour
In this mini-guide, you’ll find everything you need to know about a Bacaro Tour – what it is, how…