#Florence

A different kind of travel Blog: Humor, Culture and Stories about Italy, Europe, California and around the World.

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Tuscany Vs. Paris: Not Even a Match

Viktoria and I have a simple answer to where to go on your first trip to Europe: Tuscany. "What about Paris, the City of Lights?" No...

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Big, Fun, Tuscan Wedding

When is the perfect time to get married? First, you need to find someone that wants to spend the rest of her of his life with you. But...

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My Dear Toscana

Where am I? Does it matter? What I know is, That I dream of you, My dearest Tuscany, An impossible place to forget. I am back in my...

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The Story of Two Italian Penguins in Love for Over 60 Years

Most species of penguins are monogamous. They will mate with the same penguin, season after season. It is a beautiful, loving...

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Italian Butchers Do It Better? "Yes," According to My Sister in Tuscany...

During the Paleozoic Era lived two cavemen brothers named Mario and Luigi. Every year they would go on a special hunt along with four of...

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Pizza with Your Hands or With a Fork and Knife?

Il Borgo Antico, Pizzeria Ristorante, Prato, Italy I will never forget the guy I met years ago, who was sure that pizza had been invented...

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We Went To Visit Leonardo da Vinci in Tuscany, Italy

Exploring Vinci, Italy for Leonardo's 500th Anniversary Village of Vinci, near Florence, Italy This past May, Sam and I were visiting his...

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My Brother Owns the Best Bakery in Florence, Italy - "Antica Bottega del Pane"

I think we can all agree that not all bread (and pastries) are created equal. You know that feeling, as soon as you take a bite of...

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Biscotti! It Is Not What You Think

All of a sudden, one can find countless blogs and articles about biscotti. But I am not here to discuss just any kind of biscotti, but...

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Top Models’ Infatuation

In Poor Richard's Almanack, Benjamin Franklin wrote: “Beauty, like supreme dominion, is but supported by opinion.” The perception of...

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