Category Archives: italian travel

Fave 3 Thursday: Italian Idiomatic Expressions with “Acqua” (Water)

Posted on November 6, 2014 by

[Note: Any text in Italian is followed by the English translation.] Siamo giunti a novembre, e qui a San Diego, speriamo siano vere le voci che girano, a proposito di un autunno e un inverno piovosi, grazie all’effetto meteorologico conosciuto … Continue reading →

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Fave 3 Thursday: Pedalando per Firenze / Pedaling around Florence

Posted on October 22, 2014 by

Fave Three Thursday is a new regular blog post that launches today! Each post will feature three of my favorite Italian things. They could be any three things… from three favorite photos to three favorite Italian words to three fave … Continue reading →

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Siena | Part 3 | Centro storico, contrade & Palio

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Jodina

[Note this blog is written in Italian interspersed with the English translation.] Per quest’ultima puntata su Siena, facciamo un giro per il centro storico, con la sua architettura medioevale, le sue contrade antiche, la famosa Torre del Mangia nella Piazza … Continue reading →

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Siena | Part 2 | Veduta mozzafiato dalla terrazza panormica | Foto Blog

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Jodina

[Note this blog is written in Italian interspersed with the English translation.] Dopo il mio giro per la Piazza del Duomo (Siena, Part 1, Duomo & People-watching), mi sono recata al cosidetto Facciatone che offre ai visitatori … Continue reading →

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Siena | Part 1 | Piazza del Duomo & People-watching | Foto Blog

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Jodina

Quest’estate nelle mie lezioni di conversazione italiana abbiamo letto un giallo ambientato a Siena e nel percorso per scroprire chi l’ha fatto, abbiamo anche scoperto parecchio sulla cultura e la storia senesi. Cosi` mi e` sembrata l’occasione perfetta … Continue reading →

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People-watching a Verona | Foto Blog

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Jodina

Per quanto mi piace visitare musei e chiese, vedere monumenti e rovine, quello che mi piace forse ancora di più è vedere la gente nei posti che visito. As much as I like visiting museums and churches, and seeing monuments … Continue reading →

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Gironzolando per Montepulciano | Strolling through Moltepulciano | Foto Blog

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Jodina

[NOTE: This post is written in Italian, interspersed with the English translation.] Un gioiello di città di montagna: Montepulciano. Si trova nel cuore della regione del Vino Nobile a sudest di Firenze. È il paese di montagna più grande della … Continue reading →

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Amici a quattro zampe in Toscana | Four-legged Friends in Tuscany | Foto Blog

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Jodina

[NOTE: This post is written in Italian, interspersed with the English translation.] Nell’ultimo viaggio in Italia, tra le nuove amicizie che ho fatto, non tutti parlavano l’italiano. Mi riferisco agli amici a quattro zampe. Ho avuto la bella … Continue reading →

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Spooky Poveglia | Italy’s Island of the Dead

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Jodina

NOTE: This post is written in Italian, interspersed with the English translation (in Italics). Si dice che Poveglia — un’isola abbandonata e situata a sole due miglia da Venezia — sia infestata da fantasmi. Secondo la leggenda questa piccolissima isola … Continue reading →

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Signs from Readers + Contest Winner | Foto Blog

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Jodina

Ciao a tutti 🙂 After an autumn hiatus, the blog is back! . Today I thought I’d share some of the signs that readers have sent in response to my recent blog posts, “A Good Sign| Un buon segno” and … Continue reading →

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