About
About me
that's me. I know you really wanted to know.
Who am I? Arttrav.com is the less academic pseudonym of Florence-based art historian Alexandra M. Korey. Trained as a professor of Italian Renaissance Art (LinkedIN Profile). I now work as a writer for the digital communications company H-Art, through whom I write the official blog for the arts for the region of Tuscany – Tuscany Arts. The difference between the two sites is that Tuscany Arts is institutional, arttrav is a personal blog on which I can kvetch and bitch all I want – although most of the time I’m a nice person and don’t say anything bad about anything. My mother taught me “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” That’s my blogging policy.
What is arttrav (now)? Arttrav is an art, travel, and Italian expat-lifestyle blog. My goal is to freely provide you not only with quality travel information about Italy, but also with a vicarious experience for the internet-based traveler. Alongside art historical information about Florence, Rome, and other areas of Italy and Europe, you will find articles about the people and events that demonstrate the lively nature of Italian life. And as I’ve been an expat in Florence for 10 years, you’ll also find articles about my experience here.
What makes arttrav different from travel blogs and other websites? This is ALL ORIGINAL CONTENT. I wrote this, and in just about all cases, I researched it, thought about it, went there, and photographed it. When it comes to the art historical information, unlike many commercial websites, my concern is to place the work within its historical and stylistic contexts.
A Few Questions you might have (FAQs about arttrav)
How long have you been online? Arttrav has been online in some form or another since 2004. For more information please read the article about the evolution of this website.
Do you give tours of Florence? I am not a licensed tour guide, and this website is not designed to promote tours or any other services. So the answer is… NO.
Will you answer my travel questions? Sure, I do like getting email, especially with compliments! But first, please see if you can find a good answer on one of the excellent forums dedicated to travel in Italy: SlowTravel Italy Forum and TripAdvisor Forums.
I want to advertise on arttrav. Great! see here.
I want to keep track of everything on arttrav. Hooray! please see our community page. Become a fan on facebook. Follow @arttrav on twitter. Bookmark arttrav on your browser. Read it in an RSS feeder. Many are the ways to enjoy arttrav daily!
I want to write for arttrav. Fabulous. I want you to write for me. Please send your article idea or whole article (with photos no larger than 500kb) with the knowledge that it will be fact-checked and edited if necessary, and posted on arttrav with credit. Please don’t bother proposing guest posts with embedded links to fazul websites or commercial products, I’m not that stupid.
I want you to write for me. Okay this one’s a stretch, but i’m available as a freelance travel writer (paid, of course). I have worked on the update of the DK/Eyewitness Guide to Tuscany (2011 edition) and am qualified to write about any area of Tuscany.
Contact information
email: info @ arttrav dot com
Legal disclaimers
• FTC disclosure: Arttrav does not get paid to review products nor receives free products from anyone (except in the rare instances explicitly mentioned in the relevant post). She wishes she did, but she doesn’t. The only source of income on this website is the very meagre clicking of google ads and the even more rare sale of amazon products.
• Arttrav is not responsible for errors in the information provided.
• The material on this site is copyright under a creative commons license, 2010 – see bottom right of every page for details. Please do not copy my hard work, especially for commercial purposes. It’s just not fair.
• Italian newspaper disclaimer: “Questo sito non rappresenta una testata giornalistica poichè viene aggiornato occasionalmente e senza alcuna periodicità. Pertanto, non può essere considerato in alcun modo un prodotto editoriale ai sensi della Legge n. 62 del 07.03.2001.”
