Florence Travel Guide

Florence very quickly became one of my favorite Italian cities with the quaint, old town feel and rich culture… and the food, of course, the food. STAY Grand Amore : gorgeous boutique hotel with specific attention to details… think macarons on your pillow! Palazzo Guadagni : such a steal for this location. also, love love love the […]

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Tuscany Airbnb

We spent a week in October hopping all around Northern Italy with a quick (too quick if you ask me!) stop in the gorgeous rolling hills of the Tuscan countryside. I could easily  spend a week here sipping Chianti, sleeping in, long walks, maybe a book or two, probably more Chianti…does anything sound more serene? […]

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Marchesi Antinori                                                 

Antinori, the family name that essentially is translated to wine. As in they basically run the show in Italy. Since 1385, yep that’s no typo, the Antinori family has been passing this tasty trade from generation to generation. There are seven estates across the Toscana and Umbria regions. We visited the Marchesi Antinori Chianti Classico, one […]

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Driving the Amalfi Coast

First things first, driving the Amalfi Coast may sound daunting and even a little life threatening (which truthfully, it probably is) BUT it is the BEST way to see it. Other than that, it is every man for himself on the narrowest, curviest, most dangerous and yet most beautiful roads in the world, or at least […]

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Atrani, Italy

Just steps from the tourist hub of Amalfi, is the small, quaint, lesser known town of Atrani. When I say small, I mean you will probably drive right through Atrani before you even know it. It’s a tiny fishing village built up through mazes of stairways and tunnels and what appears to be houses stacked […]

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