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Scenes from Italy – A Short Movie
I am supposed to be writing today according to my own self-imposed agenda, and I did write this morning. I still have to finish two articles by tomorrow afternoon, but somehow got sidetracked looking through my photos of Italy. Imagine … Continue reading
Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, Photography, Writing
Tagged Amalfi Coast, beach, Bellagio, Caltagirone, Colle d'Anchise, Italian culture, Italian food, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy Photos, Italy travel, Lake Como, Liguria, Longano, photography, Photos, Rome, Sicily, travel, travel planning, travel writing, Varenna, writing
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Book Giveaway Winners Announced
Thank you again to everyone who has ever stopped by to read my blog, and/or hit the LIKE button or leave a comment. Today is the day of surpassing 50,000 hits and in celebration I am giving away two autographed … Continue reading
Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Travel, Writing
Tagged Book GIveaway, Contest winners, Italy, Longano, Sicily, travel writing, writing
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Colle d’Anchise, Italy – Birthplace of my Longano Grandparents
Here is a map of the village of Colle d’Anchise in the Molise region of Italy. My Longano grandparents were born here and I have cousins that live here now. I have placed a few pushpins on this map of … Continue reading
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.
Travel in Italy – Driving to Longano and Colle d’Anchise
May 16 The disembarkation process this morning was seamless and Sue and I were on the dock by 8am waiting for the rest of our pre-arranged group to meet our driver to take us to the airport. That is where … Continue reading
Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning
Tagged car rental in Italy, Colle d'Anchise, driving in Italy, Italian culture, Italian food, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, Longano, travel, travel planning, travel writing, writing
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Outdoor Shrines in Italy
In many places throughout Italy I found tiny “shrines” embedded into the old walls, and most of these were of the Virgin Mary. I thought these were really interesting and wondered who had taken the time to build these into … Continue reading
People of Italy
One of the best things about Italy are the Italian people themselves. Even people who aren’t Italian or of Italian descent always say the same things about the Italians. They are warm, passionate and happy people. I loved the people … Continue reading
Photos from Longano
Random photos taken in Longano
Posted in Italy Travel
Tagged Italian culture, Italy, Italy travel, Longano, Molise, photography, travel, trip to italy, visit italy
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A Day in the Village of My Grandparents
May 24 Tuesday We woke up in Colle d’Anchise and after breakfast, took a ride to the small town of Longano, which is approximately 45 km from Colle d’Anchise. None of our family came from the town of Longano, that … Continue reading
