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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Signs Seen in Italy – A Photo Collage
Taking photos of signs in Italy is just another excuse to shoot photos and I love it!
Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, Photography, Writing
Tagged Amalfi Coast, Caltagirone, Cinque Terre, Colle d'Anchise, Italian culture, Italian lifestyle, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, Lake Como, Manarola, McDonald's, photography, Photos, Rome, Sicily, signs, Trastevere, travel, travel planning, travel writing, Varenna, Verona, writing
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Photos from Aix-en-Provence – A Snapshot of Life
On a recent Mediterranean cruise I took an excursion from the port of Marseilles to the city of Aix-en-Provence. It’s a great place to shoot photos.
Posted in Photography, Writing
Tagged Aix, Aix-en-Provence, Europe, France, French markets, French people, Mediterranean Cruise, photography, Photos, Provence, travel, travel planning, travel writing, writing
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Writing Writing Writing
In the past few days I have made a lot of progress on my book since I decided to focus on it, and I sat down to write whenever I had the chance. One of the great things for me … Continue reading
Writing Again
I have been back from Italy just over four weeks now and finally have edited most of my photos and caught up on my blog and emails to the point where I am finally able to resume my writing project … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Writing
Tagged beach, blog, coast, eBook, Florida, Italy, photography, Photos, sunset, travel writing, writing
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Outdoor Markets in Italy
Almost every town in Italy has an outdoor market once or twice a week, and some even have it every day. These are usually where you can find things at prices much cheaper than in the shops.I love wandering about … Continue reading
Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, Photography
Tagged Florence, Italian culture, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, markets, photography, Photos, Rome, San Lorenzo Market, Trastevere, travel, travel writing, Udine, Venice, writing
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Small Trucks in Italy (Otherwise known as “APES”)
I finally found out the name of those small three-wheeled trucks so often used in Italy. It is called an “ape,” and pronounced “ah-peh.” I only learned of this through reading a wonderful book about Italy called Stolen Figs by … Continue reading
Travel in Italy – Photos from Lake Como
A ride on a boat on Lake Como is not only relaxing and enjoyable but is a great way to see places along Lake Como from the perspective of the water. Lake Como is huge so my boat trip was … Continue reading
Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, Photography
Tagged Bellagio, Italian culture, Italian lifestyle, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, Lake Como, photography, Photos, travel, travel writing, Varenna, Villa Carlotta, Villa Melzi Hotel Tremezzo, writing
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Italian Towns and the Centro Storico
The first few times I saw a sign for Centro Storico I didn’t know what it was. That was before I had taken Italian and really could not recognize too many signs in Italy. Now I understand that the words … Continue reading
Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning
Tagged Apricale, Caltagirone, Caruggi, Centro Storico, Historic center, Italian culture, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, landscape, Perugia, photography, San Remo, staircases, travel, travel planning, travel writing, writing
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Photos from Longano, Italy
Longano only has about 400 people living there but I love this village because of the people. Of course I am biased since Longano was my maiden name.
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