In General Tips/ Travel/ Travel Tips Best Advice: Adapters & Electrical Converters for Italy A little story about electrical converters. Here I am one day clipping my hair with the electric barber-style clippers, and I smell something burning.… Continue Reading →
In Central Italy/ General Info/ Italy Thrilling Day Driving a Vintage Fiat 500 in Tuscany What an unforgettable experience driving a Vintage Fiat 500 in Tuscany! Not too long ago, friends Gina and Jay arrived in Lucca from their… Continue Reading →
In Central Italy/ Italy Guinigi Tower | Lucca’s Beautiful Landmark The Guinigi Tower is a beautiful landmark of Lucca and is easily recognizable by the garden on the top. A wonderful view of the… Continue Reading →
In Food Dried vs Fresh Pasta | Which is Better? Most of us growing up in “non-Italian” families grew up with dried pasta. For me, it was every Friday night with fish sticks. How… Continue Reading →
In General Info/ Travel Tips Top 12 Important Things Before Traveling Overseas Top 12 Important Things We have put together what we feel are the top 12 important things to do before traveling overseas. There are… Continue Reading →
In Central Italy/ Italy Relaunching the Beautiful Carmine, Lucca The Mercato del Carmine The Mercato del Carmine, once the church of Santa Maria del Carmine, is a historic building located in the center of Lucca.… Continue Reading →
In General Info/ Italy What in the World Is Phylloxera? Before we came to Lucca in April of 2021, I had never heard of phylloxera or what effect it had on vineyards in Italy… Continue Reading →
In General Info/ Italy Arrivederci 2021 – Year in Review Most of us are saying “Arrivederci” to 2021 with almost the same gusto as when we said the same words to the year 2020.… Continue Reading →
In Central Italy/ Italy The Walls “Le Mura” Make Lucca Special “Le Mura” The first thing you see as you near the city center in Lucca is the outer wall or Le Mura. Whether you… Continue Reading →
In General Info/ Italy An Italian Bank Account | How to Open Italian Bank Account | A Funny Financial Adventure Opening an Italian bank account recently took a great deal of time and patience. Thankfully, we… Continue Reading →
In Central Italy/ Italy Norcia, Italy | Our Extra Special Town The small town of Norcia is located in the province of Perugia in southeastern Umbria. Norcia is located in the heart of the Sibillini… Continue Reading →
In Central Italy/ General Info/ Italy Spotlight: Historic Festa di Santa Croce | Lucca Every year, the city of Lucca celebrates The Festa di Santa Croce. As expected, last year’s event was canceled but this year it was brought back,… Continue Reading →
