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Through Wiser Eyes10 comments

Gerry wrote 17 hours ago: “We’ll be back.” That’s what we always say when we visit a place we enjoy, a … more →

Tags: Greeting cards, People, Travel, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy, montone, Rome, Sorrento

Roamin' Holiday8 comments

Gerry wrote 1 day ago: We came, we saw, we ate. Having been lucky enough to see “the sights” in past visits, th … more →

Tags: Greeting cards, People, Travel, cooking, Il Buco, Italy, L'Antico Trattoria, Restaurants, Rome

The Magic of Waiting ... Italian Style1 comment

Pamela Haack wrote 3 days ago: You’ve said it, I’ve said it, we’ve all said it … “I’m sick of waiting.” “I don’t like waiting … more →

Tags: Places ... Off the Beaten Strada, Italy travel tips, Italy, summer in Italy, Central Italy, Tuscany, off the beaten strada, Waiting in Italy, less traveled areas in Italy

Tree Swings and Cherries1 comment

Pamela Haack wrote 3 days ago: About 7 years ago my husband, Luigi, hung a tree swing for me in a cherry tree – right at the … more →

Tags: Beauty and Inspiration, Notes from Umbria, The Healthy Traveler, Italy, summer in Italy, Central Italy, Tuscany, off the beaten strada, cherry trees in Italy

A Photo Passeggiata

Pamela Haack wrote 3 days ago: This June the wildflowers in central Italy are incredible! I’d love it if you’d join me … more →

Tags: Notes from Umbria, Beauty and Inspiration, Italy, off the beaten strada, walking in Tuscany, passeggiata, wildflowers in Umbria, walking in Umbria

Paint Your Story!

Giuditta wrote 3 days ago: Another amazing art adventure is scheduled for 2014 in Italy! Join artist Andrea Strongwater in the … more →

Tags: Art, Food, Italy, Umbria and Tuscany, painting holidays, Artists, Lake Trasimeno, castel rigone, Drawing

A Room With A View6 comments

Gerry wrote 3 days ago: Here’s one view. And here’s another from across the room. That’s the village of Lu … more →

Tags: Greeting cards, People, Travel, Europcar, Italy, Lugnano, Palazzo Majo, Rome, Sorrento

I’m getting excited now ! « Charlotte Hoather

Terry Irving wrote 4 days ago: I’m getting excited now ! June 14, 2013 — 7 Comments This picture was taken of our group following o … more →

Tags: Music, my friends..., Cantique de Jean Racine, Concert, Cortona, Florence, Italy, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Tuscany

Fine print6 comments

janinevasta wrote 4 days ago: … more →

Tags: colour, Culture, italian language, Italy, live like a local, corso bersaglieri, Fine Print, Italian windows, Life in Italy

Buenos Dias al todo mondo -? - Sicily??

GwendolineWilson wrote 5 days ago: Buenos Dias al todo mondo - And so begins our bilingual  tour in Sicily – the only organised c … more →

Tags: 55 Days with Gwen, Travel, Baby Boomer, baby boomer travel, CASTELBUONO, cefalù, Italy, Mediterranean Sea, reluctant retiree

Gone but not forgotten - leaving Umbria

GwendolineWilson wrote 5 days ago: So what is my wrap up of our wonderful experience in Umbria? Well, I guess the first time visitor to … more →

Tags: 55 Days with Gwen, Travel, assisi, Baby Boomer, baby boomer travel, Italy, reluctant retiree, RETIREMENT, Tuscany

The last day of school

GwendolineWilson wrote 5 days ago: Our last day in Umbria.  We decide to keep it simple and head for two nearby towns: Montefalco and B … more →

Tags: 55 Days with Gwen, Travel, assisi, Assisi - Francis, Baby Boomer, baby boomer travel, bevagna, Italy, montefalco

This time it's curtains7 comments

janinevasta wrote 5 days ago: … more →

Tags: Italy, live like a local, Culture, colour, Perugia, romance of everyday Italy, Green, windows in Italy, walls in Italy

Grand Piano3 comments

Damaris wrote 5 days ago: The ‘piano grande’. Note the town on the hill at the back – Castelluccio. The dark … more →

Tags: Italian Culture, living in italy..., Castelluccio, Crickets, Disco music, Lake, Larks, mesmeric, mountains

Awaken your senses!

Giuditta wrote 5 days ago: I am in the process of organising our 2014 courses and will be sharing them with you over the next f … more →

Tags: Art, Italy, Umbria and Tuscany, painting holidays, Travel, Lake Trasimeno, Painting, castel rigone, Drawing

Trasimeno...a magical place steeped in history.

Giuditta wrote 5 days ago: On the crossroads of Florence and Rome, Perugia and Sienna is the Trasimeno area which, from ancient … more →

Tags: Italy, Umbria and Tuscany, Travel, Families, History, celebrations, Expat, castel rigone, Italian

My Italian studio!:)

Hatti Pattisson wrote 5 days ago: Had the most wonderful , inspiring time painting in the Niccone valley, Umbria, Italy . I was here f … more →

Tags: Italian Inspired, Commissions, Landscape, in studio, oil paint, Texture, Art, abstract, landscape

House On the Niccone Valley

Hatti Pattisson wrote 5 days ago: A commissioned piece for a family on the Niccone Valley … more →

Tags: Italian Inspired, Commissions, Landscape, Garden, oil paint, Texture, Art, abstract, landscape

Looking Towards Lake Tresimeno

Hatti Pattisson wrote 5 days ago: On top of the mountain passing a cattle field on a hot and rumbly day. The lake was glistening in th … more →

Tags: Italian Inspired, Landscape, oil paint, Texture, Art, abstract, landscape, seascape, Acrylic


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