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My Life in Italy, Part 6: “Amalfi, Rome & A Two Horse Town Called Soriano”

Part 6 in my story that chronicles my 36 year journey, living with one foot in the US and the other in Italy.

The Beginner’s Guide to Cinque Terre

Ok I need to start off with a little lesson about this destination before I get into the meat of this post. Cinque Terre (meaning five lands) – Pronounced Cheen-kweh tehr-reh. I know I know, you’ve been calling it Sinka Terra, but now you know better. Ok, now you’re ready to visit Cinque Terre. Where is...

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My Life in Italy, Part 5: “If feathers are floating, It’s chicken for dinner”

So I left off on in Part 4 on my second full day in Italy. If I keep going at this rate, there will be roughly 5,000 parts to this series, so in Part 5, I will focus on some of the events of the next 8 days, then I will move on to the rest of the trip in Part 6. If you are just jumping in here, please start from the...

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My Life in Italy, Part 4: “Death Comes to Those That Swim After Lunch”

Part four in my series of my life in Italy, in which I discover a whole new world and culture, learning that America is not the center of the universe.

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My Favorite Culture Discovery Vacation- Sam

Hello everyone, my name is Sam, I do the accounting for Culture Discovery Vacations. I’m not very active in our online community, but I like to poke my head out every now and then to share with you all some things that are very near and dear to my heart. In this case, it’s the vacations that we offer. We...

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My Life in Italy, Part 3: “Scratch Your Balls 13 Times and never make eye contact with the Witch”

Part 3 of my story of an American that slowly became part of Italian culture.

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How to avoid getting ripped off as a tourist in Italy

When you are traveling, sometimes you can just feel it. You go to pay for something, and you just know that if you were a local, you would have paid a much lower price. You are an ‘unsuspecting tourist’, and they will take you...

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Baseball, Italian Style

On my last trip to Italy, I was hoping to attend an Italian NFL football game. Actually, it was the ‘Silverbowl’. Unfortunately, Paola wasn’t feeling well, so we ended up skipping it. Still, while browsing one...