Thanx to my job in the tourist sector it often happens to me to visit hotels, tourist and student apartments, B&Bs, farmhouses located in Florence and in Tuscany.. Yesterday I have visited an apartment of Piazza dei Giudici and I have taken pictures from the window of one the room that they will rent to students... ...

When I first arrived in Italy, I was overwhelmed with the number of friendly people (men in particular) I encountered while acquainting myself with the beautiful city of Florence. Their usual comments including “ciao bella” (hello beautiful girl) and “bellissima” (very beautiful girl) were definite self-esteem boosters for an average American girl with limited Italian experience. ...

I was shopping in the Supermarket yesterday when something strange happened to me. Perhaps I should preface the story by saying that I come from California- a land of freedom where grocery store ethics are almost nil. That said, I was browsing the fruit section on a Thursday night shopping trip. I was shopping for myself and thus - trying to pick the best and smallest grape bunch from an assortment of monst ...