Why does life in Italy look so much more inviting than anywhere else on earth? How do the Italians live so intensely, with such passion? No one has to explain that the Italians are passionate people to start with. But if you want to discover passion in Italy, just visit a small, family-owned winery.
The Italy Effect
You never know how a person is going to act the first time they visit Italy. Here’s a typical example of what I call, “the Italy effect.”
Italian Passion
Why does life in Italy look so much more inviting than anywhere else on earth? How do the Italians live so intensely, with such passion? No one has to explain that the Italians are passionate people to start with. But if you want to discover passion in Italy, just visit a small, [...]
Porto Santo Stefano Italy
A video tour of Porto Santo Stefano, filmed from the back of a Vespa scooter. Porto Santo Stefano is located on the southern coast of Tuscany.
Rick Steves Parody
Rick Steves’ distinctive walk, aviator eyeglasses, and slightly-slurred alliterative style of speaking, makes him the perfect candidate for a parody.
July 5th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Brief, wonderful tribute to Italia. Beautiful country, beautiful people, and I am going to show this to all my students that I take to Italy. Thanks, Warren, for your great insight and experience.
October 26th, 2010 at 8:29 am
This is my first time visiting your site. I do envy you since you seem to get a lot more comments then I do. Do you have any secret tips on how I can get more comments or do I just have to be paitent? Anyway, keep up the good work.
March 29th, 2011 at 1:10 pm
You never know how a person is going to act the first time they visit Italy!
April 8th, 2011 at 3:03 pm
The Greeks brought the art of wine making to Southern Italy and Sicily. There are over 20 regions in Italy producing wine but the Falernian region which is near Naples was the most popular with the Romans especially around 300 B.C. One step further there are some grapes that grow mainly in Italy because of the unique climate that is not found in other areas.
June 15th, 2011 at 6:37 am
The Greeks brought the art of wine making to Southern Italy and Sicily. There are over 20 regions in Italy producing wine but the Falernian region which is near Naples was the most popular with the Romans especially around 300 B.C. One step further there are some grapes that grow mainly in Italy because of the unique climate that is not found in other areas.
August 31st, 2011 at 11:05 pm
Wonderful blog!
September 24th, 2011 at 10:19 pm
Greeks and italian are basically the same people. The language of course is different but the lifestyle is the same…i have a few greek friends and they want to be Italian so bad
LOL