To Puglia!
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How a trip to Puglia is like playing hooky.
Read MoreFrom alpine lakes to sun-drenched coastlines, this is where you’ll find stories from my travels across Italy—the hidden corners, the unexpected delights, the journeys that stay with you. Want new wanderlust in your inbox once a month? Sign up for The Grapevine.
Your definitive Italian restaurant manual
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New language, new rules—it can be hard to navigate Italian dining. But follow my easy instructions and you’ll have the time of your life.
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Finding my Joy in Liguria
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Part of the Local Guide Series — Discover Liguria with Marilyn Ricci.
Read MoreI have a thing for Italian street lights
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I love Italian details, especially light fixtures.
Read MoreThe Southern Marche Region, an Unknown Gem
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An American wine-guy shares why he fell in love with Le Marche, and how to explore his favorite region of Italy.
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Bologna is more than Porticos and Parmesan
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Learn why Bologna is known as “the learned, the fat, and the red.” And also why it needs to be on your bucket list.
Read MoreAt Home in Abruzzo
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Part of the Local Guide Series, Teresa Mastrobuono leads us in a discovery of undiscovered Abruzzo.
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Dining on a Trabocco in Abruzzo
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Dining out over the Adriatic has never been this extraordinary.
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Your First Family Trip to Italy
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Planning your first family trip to Italy can be daunting. From getting passports to using ATM’s to planning an itinerary to asking for a highchair, I’ve got you covered.
Read MoreTrieste? Where's That?
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Part of the Local Guide Series — Discover a jewel in Italy’s northern crown with writer Erynn Laurie.
Read More10 Reasons to Visit Italy in the Off Season
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I've noticed that travelers often avoid Italy in the off-season, and I'd like to put in a plug for visiting Italy when it's cold and grey. On purpose, even.
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To the Adriatic
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During our summer trip to Italy we realized that Le Marche is like Umbria’s pool. Or at least Spellani’s pool. Almost everyone we talked to had just been to Le Marche, went when we were there, or was planning a trip. Most of those we talked to went to Numana, and so, like true Spellani, that’s where we set our sights.
Read More"Nothing left to wish for" in Favignana, Sicily
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Sicily is ripe with incidental adventures. Letting them happen was part of what made our trip wonderful. And Favignana was the butterfly-shaped island that brought that into Sicilian-water clarity.
Read MoreWildflowers and Ruins in Segesta, Sicily
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You'd think that since Sicily is where Keith and I began our decline, it would be associated with illness and shortness of breath. But it's not. It still seems magic—painted in bold brushstrokes and wreathed in sunshine. Such is the power of Sicily.
Read MoreThe good and the bad in Scopello, Sicily
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Scopello is also home of a tonnara, a historic tuna fishery that sounds evocative but was actually an example of the downside of under researching. Yes, going in cold can lead to adventures and a sense of discovery. It can also lead to significant grumpiness.
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