Below you'll find a list of all posts from September, 2009
When Ann Cochran was visiting Sicily to write September’s print newsletter stories on Cefalù and Siracusa, she heard about a funky, art hotel on the coast between Cefalù and Palermo. We didn’t have room for it in the print newsletter this month but it is worth mentioning for those looking for an interesting hotel stay: If you have a car, …
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This was my first visit to the Dolomite Mountains in northern Italy. It is the perfect picturesque place to get away from it all and take in some fresh mountain air. Here are some notes and thoughts (and look for more detailed articles in upcoming newsletters): It is easy to combine a visit to the Dolomites with a visit to …
This was my first time back to Venice in awhile. Here some notes and thoughts about my short time there on this trip (more to come in future newsletters): Yes, Venice can be crowded. For some reason, I felt like the big tourist areas were more crowded than ever. Only 60,000 Venetians live in Venice but one of my guides …
Captured in the Oscar-winning film Cinema Paradiso, this beautiful fishing village is on a rocky crescent of the northern coast of Sicily 50 miles to the east of
Palermo - perfect for a daytrip or longer visit.
Siracusa, once one of the great powers of the Western world, is absent from lists of most visited places in Italy. That's a shame, but it's good news for those of us who love history and prefer to avoid invading tourist hordes.
Are you a wine lover? Read on to learn about the women who have been changing the face of Italian winemaking and how you can make a special excursion to these women-owned vineyards in Tuscany and Piedmont.
Did you know that women are now a force in Italian winemaking? Learn about these fascinating females and how to visit the vineyards they own. Sicily is calling…don’t miss Siracusa, a beautiful city with strong links to Greece, and Cefalu, a seaside paradise. Want to see Venice in a new way? Take a photo tour. Plus An Irreverent Curiosity is this month’s must-read for Italophiles and armchair travelers. (8 pages)
Travel writer David Farley gets himself into some interesting situations as he tries to solve the mystery of the missing Holy Foreskin (you read that right) after moving to the town of Calcata in Lazio.
Whether you have a point-and-shoot camera or you're an advanced photographer, see Venice in a new way with a photography tour that reveals the best places for photos of Venice and tips to make your shots shine.
