Ciao Amici!

Now that's probably an obvious one, but "Ciao Amici" is "Hello Friends" in Italian.

And so I want to introduce myself to my new friends! I'm just an American gal who has spent most of her life back and forth between Italy and the States. I've had a love affair over several decades with Italy that all started back in the 90s, when a lost small-town beauty pageant crown led to an escape to Italy to live as an exchange student with a family there.

Caught up in the whirlwind life of an Italian teenager, experiencing scooter rides into town for gelato, lazy afternoons playing cards in cafes, all-nighters at discoteques under the stars, free-flowing alcohol and flirtations with those beautiful Italian boys, I decided this was definitely for me! I ended up coming back again and again, eventually meeting my husband there. 

I want to share some of the love I have of this amazing country with all of you. And so you'll find here stories, myths, tips and tricks and travel ideas. All things Italy.

Here's to La Dolce Vita!