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Grazie... for stopping by my irreverent Italy website for travel advice, where I attempt to decipher Italian culture for the English-speaking world. 

It’s always my intention to go a little deeper — beyond the stereotypes and la dolce vita — to discuss the many reasons why this beautiful chaotic country continues to inspire the dreams of travelers and writers and expats year after year.

Italy Website for Travel Advice

Italian Superstitions to Know

Finding a (Functioning) Bathroom

Dating an Italian

Cooking Like an Italian

pasta in rome

Food and Wine

Pasta alla Romana

Second courses in Rome often feature various frattaglie (innards) and scarti (scraps) and other parts of the quinto quarto (the so-called “fifth quarter,” or

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Pasta alla Romana

Traveling to Italy

Living in Italy

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