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One of the things I love about Italy is that it’s seasonal. We have grown so accustomed in the U.S. to having everything available all the time that we have forgotten how we once flowed with th...

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I’ll be posting here on this blog just two more times before we melt off into retirement. Bittersweet to be sure, but so full of memories of this extraordinary city we have been visiting for 15...

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We – Kristi and Bill – started Adventures in Italy 15 years ago. It has grown and evolved over the years, and has always been an affair of the heart. This year, 2017 is going to be our last. ...

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Pico Iyer had this to say about travel: You’re not traveling to move but to be moved. I’m sure this is not true for everyone, and it is but one reason to travel. But, it is an important reaso...

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As we ring in the new year, as always, it is a time for reflection. This is particularly the case for Kristi and me this year as, 2017 will mark our 15th year of leading trips to Italy – and  ...

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I walk eight to twelve miles a day when I am in Orvieto. I love it. There is a richness to life that happens when you move at the pace of a human. You are in tune with everything around … Conti...

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One of the alluring aspects of Italy is that there are so many layers. You peel away what you see on the surface and there is another layer, and another. This is evident on the street as you obse...

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Most of our trips to Italy employ an artist who helps make the entire cultural experience deeper, richer, more meaningful. Our artists are seriouly talented. In May, for the second time, Pam Good...

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Of course you think of wine and Italy. But it has a robust beer culture as well. We have experienced this everywhere fron Trieste to Puglia. So it was a great pleasure to treat our Taste of Orvie...

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Kristi and I schedule our trips in May and September/October – the shoulder seasons. We do so because the weather is typically wonderful and mild, and because there are fewer tourist crowds. Mo...

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