In fact, I’m not afraid to say that I even hate Florence. Go ahead, tell me I’m crazy. Tell me how wrong and ignorant I am. Lecture me about how I should give Florence another chance. It all will be for naught, however, as my mind is made up. After two separate visits to Florence, […]
Along with JAchat, one of the highlights of the week for me also takes place on Fridays: FriFotos. I’ve co-hosted in the past and am thrilled to have been invited to do so again this week. The theme is RING, which I love because it is left wide open for interpretation. One way to think […]
There is a new Twitter travel chat in town. It’s something to be excited about and I’m proud to be involved. It’s called #JAchat and it was started by my friend and fellow travel blogger, Pola Henderson, of Jetting Around. The main focus of Pola’s blog is city travel and culture and that theme has […]
One year ago today, my family and I took off for Italy on the trip of a lifetime. I’d been to Italy before but it was the first trip there for my mother, and for my husband and our then-two-year-old daughter. It is crazy to think that a year has already passed. The memories we […]
No, I didn’t travel for an entire year for free. And, no, I didn’t get to go on any press trips. But I did take three remarkable trips with my family, mostly for free. How did you do it? I almost feel silly admitting this, but I won these trips. I entered just about every […]
My mother keeps reminding me that we’ve been home from Italy for 2 ½ months now and she is “still waiting for the list of all the places we went to.” So, Mom, here is your list, complete with photos to refresh your memory. For everyone else, please consider it a photographic timeline of our […]
We took advantage of our prime location at Casa Cornacchi, and the near-perfect weather, to experience some of the best that Tuscany has to offer. Each morning after breakfast, we would restock the diaper bag, pack up some snacks, and hit the hilly, winding Tuscan roads to explore a new place. Before arriving in Tuscany, […]
Our stay at Casa Cornacchi was during its opening week of the season. The manager, Giacomo, explained to us that the first week is when Casa Cornacchi hosts guests who are there because of a promotion (as we were, since we won a free week’s stay). It’s also the time when brides, grooms, and their […]
