day 184: feel like this today.....strong desire to curl up in the foetal position and zzzzzzzzzzz........

day 183: so 6 months and separation anxiety sets in.....um....sadly, it's me experiencing it, not limi. fast forward 5 years and i...

" Trying to cover Umbria in these few pages puts one in the position of a man at a tea party." Fodor's Modern Guides. Italy 19...

"The open-air life (i.e. sunshine or lack of it) is also blamed by some for the ups and downs of Italian temperament." Fodor's...

"....the Italians love a certain amount of ceremony." Fodor's Modern Guides. Italy 1957. day 180 whenever we visit Umb...

"One thing, however, is certain: the Italian Family, and it should be written with a capital "F," is the most closely-knit fa...

" ...you are bound to have a wonderful time shopping in Italy." Fodor's Modern Guides. Italy 1957. photo by  Mauro Ballett...

"Romance is as much a part of Italy as its art and its history. Perhaps the feeling of romance that wells up in you when you come to It...

"With a single musical instrument, a guitar or an accordian, the most ramshackle house can be made gay with singing and music." Fo...

" Conversation in Italy is personal. Italians are interested in you, your family, and children. Especially children - so you can fish o...