Skip Pompeii, go to Herculaneum
August 27, 2010 – 10:50 am | View Comments

I was searching through some photos from field trips that I led for UGA in 2008 in a bout of nostalgia brought on by an upcoming visit from my friends Roy and Terry who were …

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Me and My Mother – Ragnar Kjartansson at EX3 Florence
July 27, 2010 – 11:08 am | View Comments
Me and My Mother – Ragnar Kjartansson at EX3 Florence

Me and my Mother – not ME, but Ragnar Kjartansson and his mom. The video/ performance artist from Reykjavík (Iceland) is my same age (born in ‘76). The “Me and my mother” video series comprises …

Going to an Italian rock concert and knowing all the words
July 15, 2010 – 11:15 am | View Comments
Going to an Italian rock concert and knowing all the words

The experience of attending a rock concert by an Italian artist can be a measure of one’s level of social integration.

ATAF Firenze: no a/c and it’s raining in the bus
July 13, 2010 – 8:50 am | View Comments
ATAF Firenze: no a/c and it’s raining in the bus

You know that I don’t normally complain about things in Florence. When they closed the Duomo area to busses and increased our morning commutes by anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes, I advised patience.
Perhaps it’s …

The Weather in Florence: hot summers, cold winters (that’s normal!)
July 5, 2010 – 10:25 am | View Comments
The Weather in Florence: hot summers, cold winters (that’s normal!)

There are few moments of the year in which Italians will talk about the weather as much as an Anglo-Saxon. Right about now is one of those moments, when the mercury (if mercury thermometres weren’t …

Aperitivo “a roof with a view”
June 29, 2010 – 3:45 pm | View Comments
Aperitivo “a roof with a view”

From July 1 to September 30 2010, enjoy an Italian-style happy hour, or aperitivo, while admiring a marvellous view over the city of Florence. This event is called “Terrazza con Vista” or “A Roof with …

Welcome to my world: living in florence italy
June 23, 2010 – 5:41 pm | View Comments
Welcome to my world: living in florence italy

Everyone who hears where I live and what I do for a job (after a stint in study abroad I became a professional blogger) responds in pretty much the same way: “wow, you are so …

Public toilets in Florence
June 22, 2010 – 3:15 pm | View Comments
Public toilets in Florence

The city of Florence has been making a bit more of an effort to offer clean public toilets around the city, which is, of course, good news for tourists.
So the other day I was in …

Dive Glamour & moda exhibit in Florence: vintage photos and clothes!
June 16, 2010 – 11:00 am | View Comments
Dive Glamour & moda exhibit in Florence: vintage photos and clothes!

Vintage photos and clothing to die for at Aria Art Gallery in Florence at the exhibit “Dive Glamour e Moda” opening today (June 16 to August 29, 2010) in correspondence with Pitti Uomo.
The photos are …

Le Murate Aperitivo on Monday nights
June 11, 2010 – 12:00 pm | View Comments
Le Murate Aperitivo on Monday nights

Called “Aperto alLe Murate“, every Monday night this summer – starting June 16 2010 – Le Murate will be open for aperitif and cultural offerings from 7-9pm. A free glass of wine is provided by …

Blue walls: Florence’s Bardini Museum and Isabel Stewart Gardner
June 10, 2010 – 2:55 pm | View Comments
Blue walls: Florence’s Bardini Museum and Isabel Stewart Gardner

When the Bardini Museum reopened last year the most remarkable aspect of the restoration was the return of Stefano Bardini’s blue walls. Bardini, a 19th century art dealer, left his show room and gallery, housed …

Best Kept Travel Secrets free EBook for Charity
May 30, 2010 – 2:27 pm | View Comments
Best Kept Travel Secrets free EBook for Charity

Last January I wrote an article called three best art – travel secrets for Florence that was part of an initiative by Katie from Tripbase. Bloggers tagged each other to contribute their secrets. Since Katie …

Florence card is here: 33 museums in one
May 22, 2010 – 11:15 am | View Comments
Florence card is here: 33 museums in one

We’ve been waiting for about a year (I wrote about the plans for a Florence Museum Card and other ways to get discounts in June 2009) and here it is: the Florence Museum card will …

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