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Locals I Love – Gianna Shepherd
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Locals I Love – Gianna Shepherd

Back again this {Friday} with another addition to ‘Locals I Love’. This week I asked my good friend Gianna to let us into her life for a few seconds this busy girl has free. Me and this girl have gone on our fair share of avventure {adventures} and it seems like when we are together … Continue reading »

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Week 22

Reblogged from I am Italy: @Ggnitaly84 American girl in Florence living, working, and blogging with a glass of wine at her side – who strives to be just as social offline as she is online. I am from Texas and have lived in Florence, Italy since 2007 after finding myself drawn to the ‘big city … Continue reading »

Locals I Love – Katie O’Brian
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Locals I Love – Katie O’Brian

I apologize for the lack of posts lately but if you happen to be a fan of my blog’s facebook page – you probably know that I am currently in America until the end of May visiting family. So far so good, I have visited Boston for the first time and am all over the … Continue reading »

Locals I love – Meet Megan DeAngelo
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Locals I love – Meet Megan DeAngelo

Back again for another chat with a local that I love – a very dear friend of mine, Megan! I met her a few years ago and was very thankful I did since we both had very similar life situations. She makes living and working in Florence, Italy look easy when it is anything but, and I have … Continue reading »

Locals I love – Amy Mancino
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Locals I love – Amy Mancino

Today is a very special day in Italy – April 25th, 1945 {Festa della Liberazione} which marks the day that Italy was liberated from Nazi Germany. This in addition to showing respect for the Italian resistance risking their lives fighting against both Benito Mussolini’s armies as well as the Germans. In the Tuscan hills that we … Continue reading »

International Handicraft fair in Florence – what not to miss!
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International Handicraft fair in Florence – what not to miss!

Starting yesterday was one of my favorite fairs in Florence – the annual International Handicraft fair – Mostra Internazionale dell’Artigianato at the Fortezza di Basso. An annual fair running since 1931 with the aims of showcasing artisans from all over the world and locally. I have gone every year since being here and really love … Continue reading »