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Bathing Suit Season

Everyone it seems is talking about bathing suit season.  We hear it on the bus (“I must lose five kilos before bathing suit season”), at […]

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The Perfect Spring Day

Across Italy, the crocus are springing and the swallows and swifts will soon arrive after their long migrations from Africa.  At midday, jackets are shed. […]

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Euro Down, Dollar Up and Prices Down !

From Venice to Sicily, from the Adriatic coast to the Tyrrhenian, prices Italy-wide are down.  Hooray !  Inn and hotel keepers, aware of the continuing […]

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”Horrible Cars ! Bad Buses ! We Love Boats !”

Nathan Louis and Isabel, after four days in Venice, were appalled to see cars again as we reentered the real world after our immersion in […]

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Off to Venice !

The children have packed and we are ready to depart for tomorrow’s five-day research adventure in Venice.  Our 8:50 AM Frecciargento train will have us […]

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Arrotino !

This morning I was summoned to my terrace by a call that has been familiar since my childhood : “Arr-o-teeeeeeee-noooooooo !”  I looked down to […]

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Marjorie’s Italy Blog comes to you from Italy and is a regular feature written for curious, independent Italy lovers. It is enjoyed both by current travelers and armchair adventurers.