Organic Italian Recipes
During the early summer of 2014, I spent about 40 days “on the road” in Italy, descending the entire peninsula from North to South. I started in Lake Como and ended in Messina, Sicily, with dozens of...
View ArticleFCI 006 – Italian Fashion is Good for Your Health with Misty Evans
Today I’m thrilled to have fellow provocateur and COSÌ charter member Misty Evans on my podcast. Even before we combined our expat superpowers, I was a big fan of Misty’s blog. Although our styles are...
View ArticleHow to Enjoy Winter in Italy
The summer-like weather lingered a bit longer this year in Rome, but now colder temps are just around the corner. This month, our group of COSI expats is collectively contemplating the upcoming change...
View ArticleElements of the Good Life in Northern Italy
We could translate the terms benessere (well-being) or buonvivere (good living) literally, but that wouldn’t quite relate their full meanings. Here in the Romagna region, it encompasses all the...
View ArticleBuonvivere: Good Living in Romagna
OK, here we are with part three of my series on starting a travel blog. This time we will be talking about promoting your site. If you haven’t read part one or part two yet, you might want to catch...
View ArticleThe Coronavirus Crisis in Italy – FCI 041
To date, I’ve resisted weighing-in on the coronavirus crisis in Italy on my blog. For one reason, the situation changes significantly on a daily basis. So anything written today might be totally...
View ArticleChange of Seasons in Italy
The change of seasons in Italy can create fashion challenges... and it's bad for your health! Cambio di stagione can cause il colpo d'aria.
View ArticleThe Spas of Montecatini Terme
Tuscany… Like any given town around here, you can’t swing a cat without knocking over some Roman ruins or Etruscan tombs. Then there are the stories about medieval border wars between Florence and...
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