Monthly Archives: February 2019

Curls

Just sharing a photo today.

Posted in Italian heritage, Venice | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Venice in the Mail

It’s so rare we get mail any more, unless it’s an Amazon package! So when I received an oversized envelope from an unknown person, I didn’t know what to expect. But it’s so lovely to get a surprise! I opened … Continue reading

Posted in Gondolas, Italian heritage, Venice | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Radio Spritz

Exciting news–I’ve been interviewed for the radio show “Eye on Travel” with Peter Greenberg! He somehow learned about my book First Spritz Is Free: Confessions of Venice Addicts and decided to interview me. (Thanks, Laura Morelli, for helping to connect us!) The show will … Continue reading

Posted in Italian heritage, Venice, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Rita Bottoms

Venice brought us together. Rita and I met through my blog and developed an online friendship until we met in person last year to attend the Casanova exhibition together last year in San Francisco. Since we live only about 45 … Continue reading

Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Casanova’s Love Elixir

More than once in his memoirs, Casanova writes about enjoying a nice cup of hot chocolate, which he mentions more often than coffee. Capitalizing on that idea, Caffe Florian in Venice’s Piazza San Marco is offering a special Valentine’s Day … Continue reading

Posted in Casanova, Italian heritage, Venice | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments