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October 2011
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An Interview with Nina Hansen Machotka in Umbria
This month’s Expat in Italy interview is with IRG member Nina Hansen Machotka. Nina and her husband Pavel are expats living the dream in the Umbrian countryside where they have reconstructed a ruined farmhouse. Nina is the author of The Field Stones of Umbria. “A true story of a couple who left California, retired from [...]
Winter in Piedmont
Piedmont in winter really does have a lot to offer, mountain resorts for winter sports lovers, beautiful lakes, natural parks, traditional dishes and excellent wines. Piedmont’s name, meaning “at the foot of the mountain”, comes from its location at the base of the impressive Alpine chain that encircles the region. Turin, the capital of Piedmont, [...]
The Venetian Vine Joins Italian Reflections Vacation Collection
ITALIAN REFLECTIONS VACATION COLLECTION is delighted to announce that The Venetian Vine, in Veneto, has joined the collection this week. “In this city of San Marco, wine has always been more popular than water. In fact, the local bàcari (wine bars) serve an average of 50,000 glasses of wine every day. So naturally, we’re very [...]
A Man Who Has Not Been In Italy…
October’s Italy Quotation: “A man who has not been in Italy, is always conscious of an inferiority, from his not having seen what it is expected a man should see.” – Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) – English poet, critic and writer. Like quotations like these then head over to the Italian Reflections Quotations Page.
Italian Reflections Daily: Gusto Wine Tours
Giselle and Mark Stafford’s Gusto Wine Tours makes headlines on Italian Reflections Daily with Gusto Wine Tours Joins Italian Reflections Vacation Collection.
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