Some of the world’s most prolific artists, writers, and philosophers lived during the mid-15th century in the heart of the Renaissance paving the way for how we think about many of the industries that exist in today’s world. Duomo’s gothic architecture was made popular throughout the early 13th century when the construction first started on the cathedral. Without knowing the history, you would never know that the cathedral actually took over six centuries to complete. There were many different people involved, but they created, what I consider to be, the most intricate and beautiful cathedral in the world...
Read moreChecking-In from Barolo
Just checking-in with a quick pit stop in Barolo, Italy. Barolo is a wine region in the northern part of the Piedmont countryside in Italy. You can see the town of Barolo in the background of the photo. Sarah and I decided to stop and explore a bit, run through the fields, and take some photos and videos...
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Ciao from Guarene!
I am really loving outfits that are cinched at the waist, slightly flared, and progress out into a full skirt. It gives an ultimately classic outfit such a modern feel. Oh, and I am also really loving anything stripe (and it's not just because I'm trotting around Italy and the South of France, where stripes are absolutely non-negotiable in the summertime)...
Read moreSweet like Cinnamon
It's like this room was just made for me. It's a room that demands attention. A room made for tea parties from a bygone era that has hand-painted wallpaper with images from the Orient. Seriously. Can this place get any better? Sarah and I arrived back at the castle after a trot around town; we were exploring the local village, taking pictures, and getting our to-go bottled Coca-Cola's that provided us some refuge from the scorching heat. We had made a tea date for 16h00, and we both wanted to change our outfits to reflect the party that we had in mind...
Read moreChecking-In from Guarene
This was my first time in Guarene, an area in the Province of Cunea in the Italian region of Piedmont country. As we've been on holiday, it has been an absolute pleasure to stay at Castello di Guarene. It's quite a lavish castle that was built at the turn of the eighteenth century and carries the original Baroque architecture that you find in the Piedmont region, as well as a luxurious spa, haute cuisine, and striking views of the surrounding villages!...
Read moreLa Dolce Vita
Italian film director Federico Fellini is one of the worlds most distinctive filmmakers following WWII. His style was influenced particularly by the Neorealist movement, where he developed his own methods mixing fantasy and baroque images with the ordinary realness of the world. Fellini was inspired by his dreams and he started recording them in notebooks in the 1960s. His dreams and the many events that made up his life were the raw material that were used for his films. Growing up in an Italy that was dominated by Mussolini and Pope Pius XII, Fellini's life was nothing short of interesting. He created the film La Dolce Vita, and it reminded me so much of my journey here in Italy...
Read morePost-Office Girl
I read Stefan Zweig's stories throughout Italy. I purchased one of his novels in Milano and carried it with me through five Italian cities. Post-Office Girl is beautifully written, sad, and spectacular. On my nightstand in Brooklyn is also Zweig's masterpiece, The Collected Novellas of Stefan Zweig: Burning Secret, A Chess Story, Fear, Confusion, Journey into the Past. You know, Stefan Zweig is actually much more modern and clever than what you generally read today...
Read moreMy 24-Hour Italian Daydream
I feel in love with Italy when I first visited with my parents several years ago and it was the place that I found protection from a tangled web that I found myself in during business one and business two. My love for Italy has been an ongoing romance ever since I first stepped foot across their borders and in some way or another, it feels like a second home...
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