Over the years I’ve written about how to dress when you are visiting southern Italy and I’ve shared-many times over-some of my favorite Italian words. Today’s post combines those topics and fellow expat in southern Italy blogger, Laura of Ciao Amalfi! offers Italy-bound travelers the 411 on staying warm in winter. Italians are known around...Read More
There is no denying Italian is one of the most romantic languages in the world and I remember on my first trip back in 2000, being mesmerized by a guy who gave us walking directions to the Spanish Steps. Surely he said nothing more than “go straight, turn left, then keep on walking,” but his...Read More
Italian is arguably one of the most beautifully seductive languages in the world but that doesn’t mean it is easy to learn. I’ve written quite a bit about my favorite Italian words, some nice … others not-so-sweet, and this month I’ve asked some of my fellow Italophile bloggers for their input. To kick off the...Read More
I get a lot of hits and a good deal of personal emails from people who are either involved in a long-distance relationship with an Italian or are planning to tie the knot with a foreigner and want to talk to someone “who’s been there.” Interestingly enough, I’m actually the “foreigner,” in this relationship, but...Read More
Some of my favorite-and most popular-posts are about the complex, intriguing, sometimes difficult, but always charming … bella lingua italiana. A couple of months ago, Jessica from Why Go Italy shared her favorite Italian words, a week later, I listed five of mine and Melanie from Italofile started a meme that lists favorite Italian words...Read More
Many a’ language learner will tell you that the process of becoming one with a language begins after your classroom experience ends. But that doesn’t mean it is easy. Today’s guest blogger, Katie of Olio di Oliva e Sogni di Vino shares five tips for learning Italian, after you’ve put away your books and tapes.Read More
Last week Jessica of Why Go Italy shared her five favorite Italian words as part of a meme over at Italofile. Melanie tagged me for this meme way back when and I thought there was no better time than now to partake.Read More
For the last four years I’ve had a love/hate relationship with la bella lingua Italiana. What’s to hate, you ask? Well, the grammar. What’s to love? So, so much more. Today’s guest blogger, Jessica of Why Go Italy is sharing some of her favorite Italian words as part of a meme she helped start at...Read More
Over the last month, we’ve experienced Italy through the eyes of a Roman neighbor, an Amalfi Coast transplant and Rome and Venice tourists. Today, we are filling our hearts and stomachs in Abruzzo with travel writer, Mike Sowden.Read More
You’d think having an Italian husband who speaks four languages and a father-in-law who is a retired Italian professor would help my quest to perfect the language. You’d think. The problem is, they think it is cute when I butcher their beautiful words and they take their sweet time correcting me on them.Read More
