"I too, love your subject and your work - Andrea Palladio everywhere - a very understandable passion indeed. Maree is right, there is so much beauty in their ornateness. We just don't have the history. On tour, we can do a…"
Travel, Food, Style, Language - Sharing the Passion for all Things Italian
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Abruzzo: A Feast for the Senses 13-day tour from 29 Aug - 10 Sept 2012
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La Costiera Amalfitana
Started this discussion. Last reply by Liana Oct 20, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Surely I have died and gone to heaven. Desperately clinging to a sunny south facing seaside hill, small stone houses with beautiful timber doors lacquered to within an inch of their lives, invite…Continue
Having the Best Time in Pienza
Started this discussion. Last reply by Liana Oct 20, 2010. 4 Replies 0 Likes
If you want a week of sheer relaxation, fun and great company, you need to find a farm in central Italy which grows olives, grapes, chooks and pigs and as well, makes olive oil, wine, pasta and…Continue
Tags: Agriturismo, Pici, Toscana, Farmstay
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Nick Dixon left a comment for Judy Smith"Hi Judy,
Nice to "meet" you and welcome to the Italian Encounters clan. Thanks for registering your interest in the Italian Indulgence trip in October. I am participating and I promise it will be fabulous;…"
Nick Dixon posted a blog postRome in the Rain
The morning we first woke up in the middle of Rome we wondered why it was so quiet outside on what was a normal working weekday. There didn’t seem to be the normal buzz of city traffic and people on the way to work. It sort of built up gradually over a few hours until by late morning things were as we would normally expect them to…See More
Nick Dixon left a comment for margaret dore"Hi Margaret, Good to have you join our community. Looking forward to any contributions you choose to share. I have no Italian in me but fell in love with the place when I visited there earlier this year. I quite like taking a photo or three and…"
Maree Helene De Berg commented on Nick Dixon's blog post Avoiding the Merchants of Venice"Wow it takes my breath away! This is written so well I felt like I was there. Thankyou Nick! Now my impatience is even stronger for the time to pass till I go there again! Great photos too! ..Maree"
Marianna commented on Nick Dixon's blog post Avoiding the Merchants of Venice"Hi Nick, your story captures Venice so well. On a recent trip I also was lured by the tiny streets and alleyways leading away from the city centre where you get to see people in their normal environment, and no shops or tourists! Beautiful photos,…"
Nick Dixon posted a blog postAvoiding the Merchants of Venice
She is helpful most of the time, but irritates a lot of the time. She is a “big picture” person – a real asset when setting goals and directions, but not a lot of help, indeed downright useless when in one of those crisis situations when you need accurate, definitive information right then and there. Her name is Barbara but is also known to us as Valerie and Pamela. Maybe we should have engaged Maria or Valentina whose command of the Italian language, doubtless would have been better. “Park in…See More
Liana replied to Nick Dixon's discussion Il Costeria Amalfitana"Stunning photos and a lovely story that captured the joy of your visit.
Grazie Tanto,
Liana"
Nick Dixon posted a discussionIl Costeria Amalfitana
Surely I have died and gone to heaven. Desperately clinging to a sunny south facing seaside hill, small stone houses with beautiful timber doors lacquered to within an inch of their lives, invite the persistent traveller with a hearty “prego”. I say persistent because only the hardier explorer is likely to visit this place. Via San Tommaso 5 was one such stone house that we had the pleasure of staying in for a week. It was more than half way up a street which scales this hillside some 150…See More
Liana replied to Nick Dixon's discussion The Best Times in Pienza"Ciao Nick
Thank you for adding this destination. It is a great story and certainly inviting!
I was thinking it woudl be great to incorporate some of your photos that you have added into the photo section into your story. You can do this by - edit…"
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Rome in the Rain
Posted on February 8, 2011 at 11:18 0 Comments 2 Likes
The morning we first woke up in the middle of Rome we wondered why it was so quiet outside on what was a normal working weekday. There didn’t seem to be the normal buzz of city traffic and people on the way to work. It sort of built up gradually over a few hours until by late morning things were as we would normally expect… Continue Avoiding the Merchants of Venice
Posted on January 27, 2011 at 18:20 2 Comments 0 Likes
She is helpful most of the time, but irritates a lot of the time. She is a “big picture” person – a real asset when setting goals and directions, but not a lot of help, indeed downright useless when in one of those crisis situations when you need accurate, definitive information right then and there. Her name is Barbara but is also known to us as Valerie and Pamela. Maybe we should have engaged Maria or Valentina whose command of the Italian language, doubtless…
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- At 23:17 on July 19, 2010, Marianna said…
- Benvenuto Nick
In speaking to Liana today, she told me that you're an avid photographer and inspire others to take great photos and lasting memories during photographic tours.
What great a great idea!
We'd certainly love you to share some of your work (stories, pictures, experiences, etc.) with our members
Your activity may be a point of collaboration between yourself and Italian Encounters...we should discuss further.
A presto
Marianna
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- At 0:53 on July 19, 2010,
Italian Encounters said… - Ciao Nick e Benvenuti!
It was great to meet you today and hear of your adventures in Italy and Europe.
Please feel free to add your favourite photos of Italy, join or start a new discussion or topic, join us for an event or gathering, or be creative and start something new here.
If you have any suggestion please feel free to let us know by email through this site.
We would also be interested in future conversations about the photography tours as we discussed today.
A presto
Liana
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