Search results for "Italy"
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184Lifestyle & CultureNina Danilova: My favorite thrift and vintage stores in Florence, Italy’s premiere city of fashion
(Editor’s note: This post about thrift shopping in Florence, is the fifth in our series on finding quality goods at great prices while...
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166News & Buzz‘Piano, piano’: Carla Bastos on Italy’s (maddeningly) laid-back work culture
When I walked into the local post office in Sesto Fiorentino the week before Christmas, I breathed a sigh of relief upon...
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208News & BuzzChristmas at Mercato della Cascine, Italy’s ‘non-Christmas market’
It’s Christmas Market time again, and here in Italy, no matter how many times you’ve visited the famed markets, they never get...
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223Lifestyle & CultureCarla Bastos in Italy: If the pros of your new country outweigh the cons of your old one, you win
Twice over the course of a few weeks this fall, I found myself entertaining guests from the States. It had been a...
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299Lifestyle & CultureDon’t miss truffle season: Celebrating this incredibly rare delicacy in Italy and France
My sister treated me to a vacation in Italy this summer. As “slow travelers,” we chose the path less-touristed just north of...
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310TravelSearching for La Dolce Vita, Pt. 2: Bologna, Italy’s uncommon destination
(Editor’s note: This is the second of two travel posts about Italy. You can see Pt. 1 of “Searching for La Dolce...
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347TravelCarla Bastos: Traveling to, from and around Italy in these crazy times
On a recent visit to the States, I was struck by the ever-evolving challenges of travel today. Chatting up fellow travelers from...