Contests & Giveaways

For those of you who don’t know, I often credit Frances Mayes for being the catalyst for changing my life, finding my passion and calling in my career and my love affair with Italy.  If it weren’t for her, Italy wouldn’t…

Hi all!  I just wanted to drop a quick note to give you an important update. After running umpteen contests and giveaways on this site with no problems, it stands to reason that eventually something would happen. And sure enough…

Being a foodie that loves her Italian cuisine, I have known about the concept of Cucina Povera for some time.  You may also remember that the concept of Cucina Povera inspired me to make Italian recipes like this Chard and White…

I am embarrassed to admit that I hadn’t heard of David Farley or his book until I saw him on a panel at a TBEX Travel Conference that I attended over the summer. And that’s a shame really.  After hearing…

I love a good Italian memoir.  I seriously can’t ever get enough of them.  I’ll scour the Internet and my local library catalog for old ones, new ones, any ol ones really. I’ll admit that when the publishers of Marcus…

By now it’s no secret that author Susan Van Allen’s ‘100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go’ is resonating with female travelers and Italophiles all over the globe.  I’ll admit that I couldn’t wait to get my hands on…

You may remember that last April, earthquakes in Italy devastated the town of L’Aquila.  It was and still is certainly a sad event. But often times in the wake of tragedy, comes hope, inspiration and something good. Well, as it turns…

If you love food, wine and Italy – we have a real treat for you today. Author of the book, Barolo – a story about his six months in the village of Barolo, Italy – drinking the wine of the…

Late last year the folks at Tripbase had a fun idea.  They selected a few travel bloggers, travel writers and travel experts to contribute three best kept travel secrets.  And once they contributed, similar to other blog memes out there,…