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Eye-opening lessons from 9 travel disasters

I wrote an article about lessons learned from nine travel disasters I’ve had, and today the article was published on BootsnAll Travel, check it out!

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Amateur Traveler Podcast: The Life of an Adventure Travel Tour Guide

The most fun I've ever had while also getting paid was probably when I led week-long cycling tours in Italy, but it was also the most work of any job I've ever had.  I've since noticed that lots of...

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Guest post on expat+HAREM about my expat experiences

I was honored when the expat+HAREM editor asked me to do a guest post for their site, which is dedicated to aspects of the expatriate experience. My post is up today, and you can read it here. If...

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Meeting boys on Italian trains

I thought it would be fun to enter this little story into the Grantourismo-HomeAway travel writing competition! An American friend and I were on a train full of Italian military boys. Noses in...

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Interview on the Eye on Italy Podcast

I was a guest on the Eye on Italy podcast (a podcast I love – subscribe!) this week, talking with the hosts, 3 fabulous Italy bloggers, about the different jobs I've had in Italy and how I found each...

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Three favorite Italian songs

  When an Italian classmate asked about the lyrics to a Bob Marley song, it was a lightbulb moment for me. We were on a field trip from Milan to Assisi, and the song was playing on the bus. Even though...

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Ode to Ronchi (via San Maurilio 7, Milan)

  I've been de-cluttering for the last few months to get ready to move to San Francisco. SF will be the eleventh city I've lived in and the fifth my husband and I have lived in together, so I've...

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4 things I wish I knew before my student exchange to Italy

  Two decades ago this month, I was on the plane on my way back to Canada after a year abroad with AFS. I've since spent five of the last 20 years living and working in Italy, and with each experience...

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3 Tips for learning Italian (or any language)

I’ve shared my top 3 tips for learning languages on Dianne Hales’ wonderful blog, Becoming Italian Word by Word. If you’ve learned a language, do you agree with any of these tips? 

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Guest post at TBEX: How to be a travel consultant

Every couple months I get a request from someone asking about how to become a travel consultant. I’ve coached people on how to do it, and I finally put my advice into this post, which was published on...

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Eye-opening lessons from 9 travel disasters

I wrote an article about lessons learned from nine travel disasters I’ve had, and today the article was published on BootsnAll Travel, check it out!

View Article

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Clik here to view.

Amateur Traveler Podcast: The Life of an Adventure Travel Tour Guide

The most fun I've ever had while also getting paid was probably when I led week-long cycling tours in Italy, but it was also the most work of any job I've ever had. I've since noticed that lots of...

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Guest post on expat+HAREM about my expat experiences

I was honored when the expat+HAREM editor asked me to do a guest post for their site, which is dedicated to aspects of the expatriate experience. My post is up today, and you can read it here.If you've...

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Meeting boys on Italian trains

I thought it would be fun to enter this little story into the Grantourismo–HomeAway travel writing competition! An American friend and I were on a train full of Italian military boys. Noses in...

View Article

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Interview on the Eye on Italy Podcast

I was a guest on the Eye on Italy podcast (a podcast I love – subscribe!) this week, talking with the hosts, 3 fabulous Italy bloggers, about the different jobs I've had in Italy and how I found each...

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Three favorite Italian songs

  When an Italian classmate asked about the lyrics to a Bob Marley song, it was a lightbulb moment for me. We were on a field trip from Milan to Assisi, and the song was playing on the bus. Even though...

View Article

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Ode to Ronchi (via San Maurilio 7, Milan)

 I've been de-cluttering for the last few months to get ready to move to San Francisco. SF will be the eleventh city I've lived in and the fifth my husband and I have lived in together, so I've...

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My Italy student exchange: 4 things I wish I’d known

 Two decades ago this month, I was on the plane on my way back to Canada after a year abroad on an Italy student exchange program with AFS. I’ve since spent five of the last 20 years living and working...

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3 Tips for learning Italian (or any language)

I’ve shared my top 3 tips for learning languages on Dianne Hales’ wonderful blog, Becoming Italian Word by Word. If you’ve learned a language, do you agree with any of these tips? 

View Article

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Guest post at TBEX: How to be a travel consultant

Every couple months I get a request from someone asking about how to become a travel consultant. I’ve coached people on how to do it, and I finally put my advice into this post, which was published on...

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