Monthly Archives: May 2014

11 Questions About Italy You Were Dying to Know, Answered

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Gina Mussio

Recently Travel + Leisure magazine hosted a twitter chat all about traveling in Italy. Hundreds of people joined to reminisce, dream and spread their Italy love, sharing travel tips, hotel secrets and their favorite locations. So I thought, of course, … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Lessons in an Italian Cooking Class, Part II

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Gina Mussio

I learned a lot about from my first-ever cooking class “Bread and Pasta,” like how to knead dough, how much salt to add and that I’m definitely better at eating than cooking. So to keep with the carbohydrates theme Marco and I chose pizza … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Photo Essay: Colle Val d’Elsa, Tuscany

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Gina Mussio

Colle Val d’Elsa is perched on the hill directly across from the much more famous neighboring hill of San Gimignano in Tuscany. We chose Val d’Elsa as our base point for a few days in Tuscany, but ended up staying right … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

From Portofino to San Fruttuoso on Foot

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Gina Mussio

I was sweating. I was sweating in jeans and I didn’t like it. Marco and I only had a day and a half to explore the Ligurian coast. We had dinner the night before in Santa Margherita and walked the forty minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Italian Sicknesses I Never Knew Existed But Now Believe In Wholeheartedly

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Gina Mussio

The first time I walked around Marco’s house without shoes or socks on I thought his mother was going to faint – and my feet weren’t even that dirty! She scurried away and was back with the worst pair of … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments