Below you'll find a list of all posts from January, 2010
Editor’s note: For years, I’ve wanted to do a detailed piece on skiing in Italy. Noted ski journalist and expert Everett Potter makes this dream come true in Dream of Italy’s December 2009/January 2010 issue. His entertaining piece describes why you need to be properly dressed for Italian skiing and why you might be the only one in the lift …
If you own a mobile phone with GSM (meaning it works overseas), you know what an expensive proposition it can be to make calls from abroad to the U.S. (And I’m not even talking about data charges which can make your iPhone into a cash cow for AT+T – more on that in a moment.) Now I usually recommend folks …
Editor’s note: As any editor would be, I was ecstatic when Matt Tyrnauer, special correspondent for Vanity Fair, wanted to write for my humble publication Dream of Italy. What a thrill! Here is an excerpt from the piece he wrote for our December/January issue. As with any film production, there were moments of extreme difficulty during the making of my …
Vanity Fair’s Matt Tyrnauer writes about the Rome restaurants he discovered while filming a documentary on Valentino. Everett Potter explains the skiing scene in Italy and which ski resorts to visit. Rosanne Cofoid uncovers some of Florence’s most charming shops. (8 pages)
Here’s what people are saying about the book Up at the Villa: Travels with My Husband by Linda Dini Jenkins: Named one of 2009’s “Ten Travel Books I’d Give My Girlfriends” by Journeywoman.com “Anyone dreaming about renting a villa in Italy must read this book . . .” – Mario Scalzi, President, The Parker Company “…Jenkins provides a window …
Susan Van Allen, author of 100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go, shares the Italian legend of La Befana and why Italian children are eagerly awaiting her arrival this week: “There is no Santa Claus in Italy,” my Nana told me when I was a kid. I had nightmares of how awful Christmas must be for children over there, …
Florence Italy is a shopping dream. The best stores are those that are tucked away on little side streets and known mostly to the locals. We reveal where to buy leather, Florentine beauty products, art work, gold jewelry, Tuscan foods and more!
When you're ready to book an Italian ski vacation, we can tell you which ski resorts in Italy are worth visiting. From Cortina to Sestriere, our ski expert profiles six Italian ski resorts and where to stay in each.
You know you fantasize about skiing in Italy! Imagine skiing between jagged pink rock spires under ever-changing Alpine skies. And its not just about sport and scenery but incorporates food and fashion, too. Come on this is Italy. Ski expert Everett Potter explains...
Vanity Fair special correspondent Matt Tyrnauer spent two years in Rome making the documentary Valentino The Last Emperor. He discovered the joys of dining in Rome and profiles 10 of his favorite restaurants including a few of Valentino’s own haunts.
