Wine, History, and Art in Umbria

I tend to root for the home team, so my favorite itinerary from the six Travel Bloggers Unite post-conference blog trips was Wine, History, and Art. Because it was mine. It was pure pleasure ...

Wine, Nature, and Art in Umbria

If I could have participated in one of the TBU blog trips as a "civilian", it would have been the Wine, Nature, and Art itinerary, mostly because it combined destinations I've never seen (Città ...

Sport and Nature in Umbria’s Valnerina

Our dear friend and colleague Gigi Bettin from Via di Francesco is stopping by today to recount his three days of blog trip recently with the Travel Bloggers Unite Sport and Nature ...

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Food, Wine and Handicrafts in Umbria

Written on 10 maggio 2012 by Rebecca

Ok, I’ll admit it. When I was asked to choose which of the six itineraries of the TBU post-conference blog trips I would come along on as a “tutor”, I was undecided. I love the art and architecture from Spoleto, Todi, and Orvieto (which is the trip I ended up choosing...and have no ...

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There’s something about me and Narni and magic. The last time I went to Narni, I went specifically looking for magic. I didn’t find it in the town, but in the enchanting (enchanted?) countryside nearby. This time, I went to Narni simply looking for a fun time. And guess what: ...

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Just two days ago, I talked about the sweet sorrow of saying goodbye—or, better yet, arrivederci—to our TBU bloggers in Narni. Well, if a word is worth one word and a picture is worth a thousand words, perhaps a video is worth enough words to capture the beauty and fun of that ...

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A Bittersweet Goodbye in Narni

Written on 2 maggio 2012 by Rebecca

Remember the morning after your college graduation? Or after your wedding? Or after your big promotion? That morning where you stood there, elated amongst the piled up laundry, torn wrapping paper, and unanswered phone messages, surveyed the scene with triumph and declared, “Well. Now ...