Summer Fun in the Sicilian Sun
“Picture it … Sicily ... 1922 ...” Estelle Getty, from TV's The Golden Girls, sure could tell an incredible tale of her family’s “old...
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Marilee Travitz
- May 7, 2021
- 5 min
When in Rome ... Eat French Onion Soup?
So you know that old saying, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”? Well, as it turns out, what the Romans do is eat French onion soup …...
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Jennifer Williams
- Apr 19, 2021
- 3 min
The Dying City: Civita di Bagnoregio
Visit a completely unique town in Italy before it's gone!
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Jennifer Williams
- Mar 24, 2021
- 3 min
Easter in Florence: Scoppio del Carro!
Easter in Italy is huge! It is celebrated with processions; dramatizations of the stations of the cross; men and women dressed in...
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Marilee Travitz
- Mar 8, 2021
- 4 min
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun—La Festa della Donna!
Well, we made it through February, and spring is right around the corner! The trees are sprouting little buds, birdsong is in the air,...
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Jennifer Williams
- Mar 6, 2021
- 5 min
Surprise! Surprise! Bordighera, Itlay
My husband and I are lifelong fans of the remarkable 19th Century Scottish writer George McDonald. A poet and Christian minister,...
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Marilee Travitz
- Jan 31, 2021
- 3 min
Ravenna—A Mosaic Masterpiece!
Let’s be real—January is the literal worst month of the year for all in the Northern Hemisphere (except if you have a January birthday …...
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Marilee Travitz
- Dec 9, 2020
- 2 min
December In Italy.
Global pandemic got you glum? Travel plans postponed? “Non preoccupare” (known-pray-oak-you-PAR-ay) … don’t worry! OGGI Travel has the...
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Jennifer Williams
- Dec 3, 2020
- 2 min
Want the best Cappucino and Brioche in Florence? Head to Bar Giorgio!
by Jennifer Williams “It is a truth universally acknowledged” … (nod to Jane Austin) that the first thing to do in any new Italian city...
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Jennifer Williams
- Sep 30, 2020
- 3 min
Look up!
Next time you are strolling through Florence, take time to “look-up” for these two things: one old and one new.
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Jennifer Williams
- Sep 6, 2020
- 3 min
Puglia’s mysterious Castel del Monte
People who talk about Castel del Monte (Castle of the Mountain) often use words such as “mysterious,” “magical,” “harmony,” “perfection,” or
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