Italy
After a somewhat longer hiatus than I planned, I am back!!! First post of 2014 is a guest article written by Stefano Tulli from Ascoli on the Road! After reading about [...]
Scintillating Sicily (In The Godfather’s Footsteps)
Buon giorno di Sicily! I have to say that while I was excited to visit Sicily to do the tour of The Godfather trilogy filming locations, I didn’t expect the island to [...]
Photo of the Day: Pretty Positano
Legend states that the Greek god Poseidon created Positano for Pasitea (a nymph he lusted after). I have yet to visit a city/town/village in Italy that I haven’t [...]
Photos of the Day: Pompeii Uncovered
Who knew Pompeii would be so freaking awesome?!?!? Certainly not my high school History teacher because he never told me the E True Hollywood Story of what this city was [...]
Photos of the Day: Titillating Trieste
Located on the coast of the Adriatic Sea (close to Slovenia), Trieste is a northeastern Italian city that combines beautiful sea views with an Austrian flavor (it was one of [...]
Fabulous Firenze
FRIDAY Buongiorno!!! After finishing up work a bit early on Friday afternoon, William (aka Sweet Willy) and I took the train from Genoa to Florence (which was a 4.5 hour [...]
Sensational Sorrento
Beautiful, bellissima Sorrento. What an absolutely breathtaking place! We stopped at a furniture factory on the drive to Sorrento where they made custom-made tables, [...]
The Gritty G: Genoa, Italy
I left Milan and took the train to Genoa where I would be working for the week. Renee and I had already peeped out crazy at the train station this morning. In fact, Renee [...]
Nikki’s Nest: Grand Hotel Savoia (Genoa, Italy)
I’ve had the pleasure of staying at The Grand Hotel Savoia three separate times over the course of a year. This magnificent 5 star hotel was built in the 1897 by [...]
Rome in a Day…the Remix
It’s my second trip to Rome and I am eager to share the experience with my friend, William (aka “Sweet Willy” because he’s just so darn cute). We arrive at the Roma [...]