Images of Siena, Italy

Just one of Thousands of Italy's Attractions

Last summer, and thanks to an invitation I got from Ray and Anna Rita of Tuscan Enterprises, villa rentals and purveyors of wonderful wine, olive oil, and Cinta Senese ham products, I went to Tuscany.One day I buzzed off in my small but perfectly formed Fiat 500 rental car to Siena - home to the … [Read more...]

From Twitter to Tuscany

One of Casamonti's Tuscan wines - L'Elogio

Would you believe that offering a little advice to someone via Twitter could get you an invitation to spend a week or so in Tuscany as a guest in a Tuscan villa with its own pool? No? You wouldn't believe it would you, except it happened.Yes, tweeting a little advice about RSS and blogging … [Read more...]

Vespa Museum in Pontedera, Italy

Vespa

Love or loathe them, you still have to admit that the Vespa scooter is about as Italian as pasta.While you might not be aware of this, Piaggio is the fourth largest producer of scooters and motorcycles in the world.  But it was the world renown Vespa which put the company on the … [Read more...]

Discover Tuscan Bliss near Beautiful Anghiari

Anghiari, Tuscany, Italy

I did not want to tell you about this particular bed and breakfast.  Why?  Because I am envious of the people who run it.  Envious of the fact that they live a stone's throw away from the medieval village of Anghiari in Tuscany, which can lay claim to being one of the most beautiful villages in … [Read more...]

A Must for Wine Lovers Poggio Etrusco, Tuscany

Poggio Etrusco

I was told about this particular expat run place the other evening when I happened to meet up with the charming Nicole Martinelli, journalist, and the blogger behind entertaining site about Italy Zoomata.com.Aside from being a mine of interesting information, some of which must remain … [Read more...]