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25 Favorite Photos of Tuscany
Tuscany is one of the most popular destinations in Italy, and these photos easily explain why. Located in central Italy, Tuscany stretches from the Apennine Mountains to the Tyrrhenian Sea. From the rolling hills with scenes of serene countryside dotted … Continue reading
Posted in Italian History, Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, Photography, TRAVEL
Tagged Florence, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, margieinitaly, Montepulciano, photos of Tuscany, San Gimignano, Siena, solo travel, travel, travel planning, travel writing, trip to italy, Tuscany, Tuscany photos, visit italy
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An Evening in Siena – Book Excerpt (Audio)
In 2011 I went to Italy for three months as a solo traveler. That adventure is detailed in my first book, Memoirs of a Solo Traveler – My Love Affair with Italy. During that trip I stayed in Siena for … Continue reading
Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Travel, TRAVEL
Tagged book excerpt, hotels in italy, Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy tourist, Italy travel, italy travel books, margieinitaly, Memoir, memoirs of a solo traveler - My love affair with Italy, mp3, places to visit in italy, Siena, Soccer, soccer in Italian, solo travel, trips to Italy, Tuscany, visit italy
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A Fountain of Joy in Siena
If you have been to Siena you couldn’t miss seeing the famous Fonte Gaia or Fountain of Joy on the high side of Piazza del Campo. This fifteeenth-century white marble sculpted fountain and pool is one of a few medieval … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Italian History, Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, TRAVEL
Tagged art, art in Piazza del Campo, Fonte Gaia, fountain of joy, Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, margieinitaly, photography, Photos, Piazza del Campo, scupture, Siena, travel, travel planning, travel writing, trip to italy, visit italy, writing
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Movies Filmed in Italy
Italy has long been famous as a favorite filming location for Hollywood movie makers. I love movies and am particularly interested in the behind the scenes information and shooting locations. When I can recognize places I have been in Italy … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Italian lifestyle and culture, Made in Italy, Writing
Tagged Academy Awards, Basilicata, Cannes Film Festival, Carrara, celebrities, Daniel Craig, film festivals, filmng locations, films, Italian Movies, James Bond, Lake Garda, Matera, Mel Gibson, Montepulciano, movie locatins, movie locations, Movie stars, movies, Movies filmed in Italy, Oscars, places to visit initaly, Roman Holiday, Rome, Siena, Spectre, Summertime, The godfather, The Passion of the Christ, Venice Film Festival, Verona, Woody Allen
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Memoirs of a Solo Traveler Hits #15 in Amazon Kindle Solo Travel Category
I want to say thank you to anyone who has bought my book, Memoirs of a Solo Traveler – My Love Affair with Italy. It has hit the #15 spot on the Amazon Kindle solo travel category. The numbers update … Continue reading
Posted in Italian Language, Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, Photography, Writing
Tagged Amazon, books, Duomo, Firenze, Florence, Giotto's Bell Tower, Italian culture, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, kindle, photography, Siena, solo travel, travel, travel planning, travel writing, writers, writing
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Photos – Food and Restaurants in Italy
I keep hearing that the photos of the food in Italy are everybody’s favorites, so here are a few more plus some shots of some of my favorite kinds of places to eat in Italy – outdoor restaurants. Enjoy! I … Continue reading
First in a Series of 3 Photo Books is Finally Completed
At the expense of putting my book on hold for the past week or so, I have finally completed one of my other projects. I am publishing a series of three photos books through Blurb.com featuring the photos I shot … Continue reading
Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning
Tagged Assisi, books, Cividale, Deruta, Fiesole, Florence, Italian culture, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Montepulciano, Monteriggioni, Murano, Orvieto, Perugia, San Gimignano, Siena, travel, travel planning, Udien, Venice, wineries, writing
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Transportation Modes in Italy
Aside from walking there are various modes of transportation in Italy and I have used all of them except the bikes and motorcycles. Since Italy is a peninsula and has 4712 miles of coastline, boats are a common transportation mode.
Interesting Things I’ve Seen in Italy and Nowhere Else
After reviewing some of the tens of thousands of photos I have taken in Italy I found some that are very interesting. What prompted me to take each of these photos is that I had never seen anything like them … Continue reading
Posted in Italian Language, Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel
Tagged Condom, Goldilocks, Italian culture, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Rome, Siena, travel
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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
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