Below you'll find a list of all posts from May, 2009
Updated August 2009 I know there are many people out there who aren’t fully convinced about the value of Twitter. For Dream of Italy — tweeting as @dreamofitaly — Twitter has been an amazing tool for business networking, staying on top of travel trends, finding sources for articles, connecting with subscribers and much more. Twitter can be a great tool …
Wow…what a call last night! I interviewed Phil Dyer, Conscious Business Revolutionary and Strategic Business Coach about his Total Business Transformation Experience Italy Retreat and Coaching Support program and did I ever come away impressed. Phil has created an incredible program designed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners overcome their business and money blocks to create the business to …
“Italian, handcrafted by poets and wordsmiths, embodies its native speakers’ greatest genius: the ability to transform anything–from marble to melody, from the humble noodle to life itself–into a joyous art.” Learn about the Italian language from author Dianne Hales and then read her picks for where to go in Rome, Florence and Tuscan. We’ll catch up with the Diva of Tuscan cooking for a recipe, restaurant recommendations and tips for how to bring Tuscany to your home. More on fun things to do in Venice and Florence, too. (8 pages)
Have a keen interest in wines? Female winemakers are changing the face of the Italian wine industry for the better. Read on to hear from Anna Abbona of Piedmont’s Marchesi di Barolo winery.
As I’ve said many times before, I love me some great luxury hotels! The major travel magazines are out with their selections of 2009’s best new hotels and I will summarize the Italy picks for you – Two Italy properties made Travel +Leisure’s It List of Best New Hotels: La Villa Hotel in Mombarruzo (Piedmont) Four Seasons Hotel in …
Come to the less-traveled Italy where tables are piled high with truffles, artisan cheeses, local delicacies…where goblets shimmer with the ruby glow of Barbaresco, Barolo and Dulcetto…where festivals bring new friends together. You’ll find an Italy untouched by mass tourism. And you’ll get real value for your travel dollar. Join our small group tour to sample all of Piedmont’s …
The author of La Bella Lingua has been visiting one hotel in Tuscany year after year. She shares this special resort with you as well as her favorite Tuscany dining experiences and which Tuscan towns to visit.
She has studied the Italian language for decades and just wrote a book about the secrets of the lanauge - La Bella Lingua. Now Dianne Hales reveals how to learn the languages, from podcasts to language schools in Italy.
Author Dianne Hales says, "Italian, handcrafted by poets and wordsmiths, embodies its native speakers' greatest genius: the ability to transform anything--from marble to melody, from the humble noodle to life itself--into a joyous art." Learn everything from the history of the language, to why there are so many past tenses and what the languge of Italian food says about the culture.
Having to traveled to Florence for nearly three decades, this expert on the Italian language recommends her favorite Florence restaurants (one with an amazing view), where to stay in Rome (including apartment rentals) and what sites not to miss.
