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Category: The Art of Vacation
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Warm sun on your skin, smooth and curving mountain roads, beautiful vistas, delightful acceleration, the rumble of the engine, and nothing on your schedule but hundreds of kilometers of Tuscan roads. That pretty much describes the privilege my friend Tim Marks and I experienced on our recent motorcycle trip through Tuscany. Let's close out this…
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Part of the beauty of Tuscany is its seemingly endless supply of beautiful roads. While the main towns like Florence and Pisa can be frustratingly crowded, the rest of Tuscany is largely open countryside. It’s here, out in the hills and mountains, that one really falls in love with this place. And it’s on a…
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There are times in life when everything just works out great. In my book, A Month of Italy: Rediscovering the Art of Vacation, I talked a little about riding a motorcycle through Tuscany. That trip, however, was mostly a family vacation, and I only logged about 400 kilometers in the course of a whole month.…
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For anyone who knows me (the "food Neanderthal"), you may already be shocked by the title of this article. So you may not be surprised to discover that I've invited the talented Karen McCann, author of Dancing in the Fountain: How to Enjoy Living Abroad, to share on the simple pleasures of the Mediterranean culture…
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I was recently asked to appear on "The Dove" television show. Perry Atkinson did a great job keeping me on track!
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Vagobond is a cool online travel magazine we deemed worthy to include in the exclusive "Travel Recommendations" list on the A Month of Italy website. A special thank you to Vago Domitio, the creative force behind Vagobond, for the great review of the book. Here are some excerpts: ——————————————- The thing that most captured me as…
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I don't know if it's just my heightened awareness since releasing my latest book, A Month of Italy: Rediscovering the Art of Vacation, or if the world is also catching on, but it seems as if more and more people are talking about the need for restorative breaks. In the following article from the New…
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Here's a portion of another article someone sent to me demonstrating that some companies are weighing in on the idea of the "Art of Vacation." In my latest book, A Month of Italy: Rediscovering the Art of Vacation, I try to make many of these same points through an emotional, dreamy, and (hopefully) humoruos narrative…
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Since the release of my latest book, A Month of Italy: Rediscovering the Art of Vacation, I have received countless connections to others who are also touting the power of vacations. Here is an article that appeared on CNN. For those of you who have read the ITALY book, you will notice some similar points!…
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Most companies give the concept of customer service world-class rhetoric and mediocre implementation, at best. The attitude isn’t one of customer service, but rather of “customer serve us." Just the other day, my wife Terri was in a place where for no apparent reason she was forced to take a new number and begin her…
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