As someone who was born in Italy and now spends much of my year leading small-group culinary tours throughout the country, I’ve seen firsthand how tourism…
Be Prepared, not Paranoid: Your Safety While Traveling to Italy
Every year, I hear the same concerns from travelers planning their trip to Italy. “Is it safe?” “Should I be worried about pickpockets?” “Is there political…
A Journey Through Sardinia
There are places in the world that simply stay with you long after you leave them. Sardinia has become one of those places for me. Wildly…
How to Make Air Travel More Tolerable
If the ideas of sipping wine in Tuscany, wandering the ancient streets of Sicily, or sipping limoncello on the Amalfi Coast fill you with joy—but the…
Your Guide to Visiting Eastern Sicily
I have always felt a deep connection to Eastern Sicily — and to Sicily as a whole. Of all Italy’s regions, Sicily feels the most genuine…
How to Have an Authentic Experience In Italy
Italy is one of the most visited countries in the world, which can make it feel surprisingly difficult to have a truly authentic experience while visiting….
The Benefits of Dual Citizenship with Italy and the USA
As a tour leader for Italian travel, I often have clients who join my tours who have Italian ancestry. For them, returning to Italy is like…
The New Travel Rules for Entering Italy
As many of you are preparing to join me in Italy for the spring tours, I thought it was only timely to detail the new travel…
Italy’s Transition from Winter to Spring
Several months back I wrote a blog post of Italy’s transition from summer into fall. Well, here we are, several months later ready tp transition once…