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You’ve booked the flights. You’ve chosen the hotels. You’ve made the restaurant reservations. You’ve bought comfortable shoes. You’ve checked the weather fourteen times. You’ve watched approximately…

After years of taking travelers around Italy, I have a few confessions to make. When I started Lazy Italian Culinary Adventures, I knew I wanted to…

I spend a lot of time telling people why they should come to Italy with me. I talk about the beautiful towns, incredible food, local wine,…

When I started organizing culinary tours to Italy, I thought I knew what my role was. I would plan beautiful itineraries, introduce travelers to places they…

There are certain moments of the year in Italy that feel less like dates on a calendar and more like rituals. Christmas is one, of course….

If you have ever traveled through Italy and stumbled upon a small town filled with folding tables, food stands, music, strings of lights, and what seems…

If you happen to be visiting Italy in the middle of August, you may notice something unusual. Your favorite little shop is suddenly closed. The streets…

When people dream about Italy, they usually picture the rolling hills of Tuscany, the canals of Venice, or the dramatic cliffs of the Amalfi Coast. Rarely…

Nearly thirty years ago, I picked up a copy of the book Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes. I was nineteen years old, had never been to…