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A torrid love affair with an inanimate object

sounds so much more exciting in the title.. But what I am referring to is books.. Or rather my love affair with them.. the other night I picked up one of the many books I read at the same time ( is it...

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San Galgano and the sword in the stone..is this where Excalibur got its fame?

So normally I don’t write about places I visit but seriously. I have deduced that it really should be the FIRST thing I write about since that is a big part of the reason I moved to Italy in the first...

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Malmantile Medieval Festival 2012

This past weekend we had to embrace our boring and domestic side which included moving furniture, namely our old Soviet-era masterpiece outside and move our new ikea Ektorp one from a friend’s house...

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Why you should visit the magical castle of Carcassonne

Carcassonne in my eyes, is the real-life version of a fairy-tale – according to wikipedia: Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the former...

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Pisa and the leaning tower – misconceptions and fun facts

Pisa oh Pisa, a city so close to the one that I live in – Florence yet one that I have never taken the time to explore or learn much about. Since I will have the pleasure to do so next week, I thought...

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The Future of Culture Heritage and Tourism in Florence

This is pretty representative of how many coffee’s I had this weekend Art installation “The Cross” by Mimmo Paladino This weekend I had the chance to check out some really interesting conferences and...

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“Room with a View”

Last week I got the great opportunity to tour the incredible Villa di Maiano and {Fattoria di Maiano – post coming later}. This historical gem is where several scenes were filmed from James Ivory’s...

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Stibbert Museum in Florence – haven of treasures

Photo from Wikimedia When writing this post,  I still really can’t believe it’s took me this long to visit Stibbert Museum but I admit it just wasn’t a priority. Always left for another day, I thought...

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Breakfast with a view on via tornabuoni

Discovering yet another rooftop with a view in Florence is my own personal holy grail. I adore any view overlooking my city and the one that I most recently discovered happens to be on top of boutique...

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Undercover Palazzo Pitti – exploring women artists

“‘My Lordship, I’ll show you what a woman can do.’  - artist Artmesia Gentileschi  Throughout the centuries women have had to work tremendously hard to make their voice heard, especially in...

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Pisa and the leaning tower – misconceptions and fun facts

Pisa oh Pisa, a city so close to the one that I live in – Florence yet one that I..

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San Galgano and the Sword in the stone

Featured image photo credit: Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay  So normally I don’t write about places I visit but seriously, I have deduced that it really should be the FIRST thing I...

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Malmantile Medieval Festival 2012

This past weekend we had to embrace our boring and domestic side which included moving furniture, namely our old Soviet-era masterpiece outside and move our new ikea Ektorp one from a friend’s house...

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Why you should visit the magical castle of Carcassonne

Carcassonne in my eyes, is the real-life version of a fairy-tale – according to wikipedia: Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the former...

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San Galgano and the Sword in the stone

Featured image photo credit: Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay  So normally I don’t write about places I visit but seriously, I have deduced that it really should be the FIRST thing I...

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Malmantile Medieval Festival 2012

This past weekend we had to embrace our boring and domestic side which included moving furniture, namely our old Soviet-era masterpiece outside and move our new ikea Ektorp one from a friend’s house...

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Why you should visit the magical castle of Carcassonne

Carcassonne in my eyes, is the real-life version of a fairy-tale – according to wikipedia: Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the former...

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Pisa and the leaning tower – misconceptions and fun facts

Pisa oh Pisa, a city so close to the one that I live in – Florence yet one that I have never taken the time to explore or learn much about. Since I will have the pleasure to do so next week, I thought...

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The Future of Culture Heritage and Tourism in Florence

This weekend I had the chance to check out some really interesting conferences and discussions regarding cultural heritage & cooperative tourism in Florence and Tuscany. Living in a city as...

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“Room with a View”

Last week I got the great opportunity to tour the incredible Villa di Maiano and {Fattoria di Maiano – post coming later}. This historical gem is where several scenes were filmed from James Ivory’s...

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