5 Places to See in Tuscany, Italy

Tuscany Italy

This is a guest post by A Cook Not Mad We had the pleasure of spending the month of July 2011 in Tuscany. Yes it was hot, probably the hottest weather we’ve experienced in a long time. We rented an apartment in the small town of Massarosa.  There were only 2 other English speaking (as a second language)  people but the experience is something we’ll never forget.   We’d like to share our

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Driving in Chianti, Italy

chianti-view

This is a guest post by Dean from Road to Anywhere The Chianti Classico is a famous wine growing region in Tuscany. Located between Florence and Siena, Chianti is characterized by it’s medieval towns and picturesque rolling hills covered in forests, vineyards and olive groves, making it one of the most beautiful regions in Italy. On a fresh Autumn morning, my wife and I awoke in our rented Tuscan villa

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Tips on Life in Italy from an Expat Traveler

Tips on life in Italy

This is a guest post from our friend Annie Bettis from Wayward Traveller. Annie also wrote a post for us on What Woy Woy means to me I don’t really like to call myself an expat to be honest. It holds a kind of connotation that I’ve settled down. And trust me, I haven’t. I mean I haven’t even begin to break the surface of what the world has to

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