Travel Tip Tuesday: How to Dress for Winter in Southern Italy

Posted on: Jan 18, 2011

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I’ve written a lot over the last year about how to pack and what to wear when you are in Italy, including how not to look like a super tourist, a special how not to look like a tourist for men and even what to pack when visiting southern Italy. But today I want to focus on what to wear in Italy if you visit during the winter.

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Travel Tip Tuesday: Five Mistakes Travelers Make in the Mezzogiorno

Posted on: Jan 11, 2011

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My husband and I have spent the last four years in the Southern Italy tourism industry and we’ve learned a lot in that time. Between the guests we host at our Calabrian bed and breakfast and the clients we help through our travel consulting business, we’ve seen travelers on every end of the spectrum … from open, generous and kind to well, uhm, uhm … stressed.

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Free Food and Delicious Drinks: The Southern Italian Aperitivo

Posted on: Nov 10, 2010

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I started this post last week as part of the “My Favorite Things” series on traditions I love in Southern Italy, but old memories kicked in and well, that post got long. So, last week I told you about my first aperitivo in Calabria and today I’m going to elaborate on the Aperitivo Experience,” something I think all travelers should enjoy in the bel paese.

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