Looking for the perfect gift for the Italy lover you know? Or just want to treat yourself to a few Italy goodies? Here's an Italy gift guide with something for everyone.

I’ve never heard of the Simon Anholt-GfK Roper Nation Brands Index (and is there any wonder, with a name like that?!?), but when I read a headline that says, “Italy tops for tourism in 2009 nation brands index” I’m sure to click through. After reading the article, however, I think the title’s a bit misleading. [...]

When I was planning my first trip to Italy, my then-fiance and I toyed briefly with the idea of eloping while we were there. After a quick perusal of a few websites and books, it became clear that putting the words “Italy” and “eloping” into the same sentence wasn’t going to be easy, and we [...]

Some news from Italy for your Sunday reading pleasure:

There are a few Halloween-related articles regarding Italy, because although it’s not an Italian holiday it’s quickly being adopted by people in the country who think they can make a euro or two from it. So although the Vatican says Halloween is dangerous, and other religious and [...]

The 2009 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards has come out, and - as in years past - Italy is featured pretty prominently in several relevant categories. I’ve gone through the various categories and pulled out the Italy-related results here - because, really, do we care about anything other than Italy?
(Well, yes. Kind of. But [...]

On my very first trip to Italy, I used Venice as my entry point. It made sense at the time based on my itinerary, but looking back it’s quite possible that decision played a huge part in why I fell so completely in love with the country and why Venice remains one of my favorite [...]

Some news from Italy for your Sunday reading pleasure:

Oh, no! The one airline that regularly had dirt-cheap fares from New York to Italy (especially during the fall and winter) says they’re cutting their US-Italy flights as of October 16th. They say they’ll be back with the same kind of bargains in the spring, but in [...]

Once upon a time, a key part of the preparation of any trip to Europe was the purchase of a Eurail Pass. These days, the proliferation of super discount airlines throughout Europe has made it so some trips are now cheaper if you fly than if you take the train. Even when Eurail passes were [...]

I love reading about the expat experience in Italy, especially in light of the fact that I’m not yet living in Italy myself. I’ve got a long list of expat blogs I follow, and so I decided recently to share some of my favorites with you.
Just in case you missed any of the posts in [...]