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Why I Love Italy
When someone asks me why I love Italy, I can’t believe they even have to ask. All you have to do is see a few photos and your heart will melt at the sheer beauty of this amazing country. But … Continue reading
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Sailing in Sicily Around Taormina
Who hasn’t dreamed of sailing around Sicily? A few months ago, at the end of my Sicilian road trip with Victoria De Maio as #2SicilianGals, I had the opportunity to enjoy the scenic coast of Taormina from the Ionian Sea … Continue reading
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Tagged #2SicilianGals, Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian food, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, Kimi Sicilian Gourmet, margieinitaly, photo of the day, photography, relaxation, sailboat, sailing, Sicily, Sun Odyssey, Taormina, travel, travel planning, travel writing, trip to italy, Tripping Sicily, Villa Britannia, visit italy, White Almond Sicily
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What Have I Learned From the Italian People
Every time I visit Italy I learn something new from the Italian people. Certain aspects of life in Italy have made an indelible mark in my mind, changing my perspective on life in many ways. Maybe more than anything else, … Continue reading
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Tagged Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, margieinitaly, Photos, solo travel, travel, travel writing, trip to italy, visit italy, writing
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Life on the Amalfi Coast of Italy
Daily life on the Amalfi Coast can be challenging, but this robust Italian smiles as he easily climbs more than three hundred steps to and from work every day. Seventy-three years young, Crescenzo is the caretaker of an abandoned castle … Continue reading
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Tagged Amalfi Coast, books, Colors of Naples and the Amalfi Coast, exercise, fitness, hiking, Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, Maiori, photography, travel, travel writing, trip to italy, visit italy, walking, writing
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Happy New Year 2017 – Some Thoughts
As I look back on 2016, I feel blessed and thankful for so many reasons. First, and most important, I am thankful to have my health, as I realize that others battle with physical and mental health challenges daily. I … Continue reading
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Italian Way of Life – Photo of the Day
This older Sicilian couple captured my heart as I walked behind them in Trapani one evening during passeggiata, the traditional evening stroll in Italy. They seem to understand what so many of us forget, that spending time together is one … Continue reading
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Sicily Road Trip #2SicilianGals Part 3
Here we are in Sicilia! These #2SicilianGals certainly made the most of our ten days in Sicily on our European road trip in Sicily. (Thank you Auto Europe) There is no way to write about all the places we saw … Continue reading
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Tagged #2SicilianGals, Agrigento, Auto Europe, Cannoli, driving in Italy, european road trip, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian food, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy travel, margieinitaly, Montalbano, Nicosia, pizza, road trip, SICILIAN ROAD TRIP, Sicily, travel, travel planning, travel writing, trip to italy, Unesco, visit italy
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Sicily Road Trip #2SicilianGals
Ciao from Sicilia! After seven days into our road trip in Sicily, these #2SicilianGals have put on close to 2000 km on our rental car (Thanks Auto Europe). Victoria and I have traveled from the northwest corner of Sicily to … Continue reading
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Tagged #2SicilianGals, Auto Europe, Cannoli, driving in Italy, european road trip, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian food, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy travel, margieinitaly, Palermo, pizza, road trip, SICILIAN ROAD TRIP, Sicily, travel, travel planning, travel writing, trip to italy, visit italy
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Sicily Road Trip #2SicilianGals Palermo to Trapani
Andiamo a Sicilia! #2SicilianGals begin our European road trip in Sicily. After arriving in Palermo and retrieving our rental car at Palermo Airport, formerly known as formerly Punta Raisi Airport, Victoria and I are hitting the road. First stop some … Continue reading
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Travel in Italy – Photos from Positano
I’ve been in Positano now for five days and I don’t think I could ever get tired of waking up to the views like these. I am here to write. I’m hoping to complete the first draft of my novel, … Continue reading
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Tagged Amalfi Coast, inspiration, Italian culture, Italian Experience, Italian food, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, margieinitaly, novel, novel writing, Positano, solo travel, travel, trip to italy, visit italy, writing
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