Since 2016, Dispatches expat contributors have been writing about their favorite beaches. So it’s high time we curate the best for 2024,...
(Editor’s note: This post about thrift shopping in Florence, is the fifth in our series on finding quality goods at great prices while...
When I walked into the local post office in Sesto Fiorentino the week before Christmas, I breathed a sigh of relief upon...
It’s Christmas Market time again, and here in Italy, no matter how many times you’ve visited the famed markets, they never get...
Twice over the course of a few weeks this fall, I found myself entertaining guests from the States. It had been a...
My sister treated me to a vacation in Italy this summer. As “slow travelers,” we chose the path less-touristed just north of...
(Editor’s note: This is the second of two travel posts about Italy. You can see Pt. 1 of “Searching for La Dolce...