La Serenissima, as the Republic of Venice is known, was anything but serene during the Carnevale di Venezia. At that time Venice was known as the pleasure playground of Europe; a must-stop on The Grand Tour. Carnival was a time that Venetians and visitors alike unabashedly took part in revelry and licentiousness, any cares cloaked […]
4-Day Rome Itinerary for the Food Lover
Rome wasn’t built in a day – and it’s pretty much impossible to explore it in a day. But if you’re like us, you like to pack in as much as you can to a vacation. You likely have one week off of work, and if you’re traveling all the way to Italy you definitely […]
A Roman Pizza and Pasta Making Experience
So much Roma, so little time-a! Even with a grocery list sized checklist of monuments and sights to see in the Eternal City, you can’t leave Italy without at least one foodie experience. Food is a huge part of the culture, and one of the best souvenirs you can take home are your new skills […]
Hassle Free Rome and Venice with Monograms #MonogramsInsider
When it comes to travel, there are pretty much two camps of people: those who love to research and plan every detail and those who want a holiday without any of the hassle of actually planning it. I’m firmly planted in the first camp. I love devouring every blog, book and resource I can get […]
Wonder Woman’s Themyscira Actually Exists
If you’ve been to see the new Wonder Woman, the scenes shot in the fictional Themyscira surely have you swooning for your next vacation. Or at the very least, wondering where on earth you might find the Themyscira filming locations, which Zeus also called the Paradise Island. Themyscira actually does exist in real life. Sort […]
10 Places in Italy Totally Worth Seeing
There’s a reason Rome and Venice are on just about every traveler to Italy’s bucket list. These cities are special and we love both of them for different reasons. If you’ve never been to Italy before, one or both should definitely have a place on your itinerary. But if you’ve been there and done that, […]
Aprica Ski Resort: Ski-in Ski-out in the Alps
Do you like skiing but hate lugging your ski gear on buses and walking what feels like miles to get to the slopes? Then Aprica, a small town in the Valtellina province in the north of the Lombardy region of Italy, is the perfect winter destination. Aprica Ski Resort is perfectly situated with over 20 […]
17 Places to Travel in 2017
Putting together our annual best places to travel list takes us months. We travel far and wide in search of the best of the best: the most incredible destinations, to die for food, bucket list worthy activities and, of course, wine so good you’ll remember every last drop. It’s tough to narrow down all the […]
A Guide to the Best Places to Eat in Rome from a Local
I met Gillian on a press trip last summer to the Amalfi and Cilento Coasts. She’s a fellow American who came to live in Italy through her husband’s job, just as I had. Based in Rome {in an apartment with a view of the Colosseum, no less}, Gillian was living out every fantasy I ever […]
How to Spend 36 Hours in Venice
We called a tiny town just north of Venice home for over seven years, yet we hardly ever wrote about the place we came to know like the back of our hands. For travel writers like us, it’s easy to forget that what is in your own backyard is sometimes a place people save up […]
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