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Growing up with one foot in Milan, Lake Como was my childhood playground—a glistening sapphire nestled among emerald mountains. While most visitors flock to the...
The Amalfi Coast has been my muse for nearly three decades, a love affair that began during my days as a young designer for *Voyager*...
When I first landed in Bologna six years ago, I expected a quick two-day stopover before heading to Florence. Two weeks later, I was still...
There's something magical about standing alone on a cliff edge in Positano as autumn paints the Amalfi Coast in golden hues, with only the whisper...
I've ridden motorcycles through mountain passes that would make your knuckles white and filmed spiritual journeys across six continents. But there's something about Rome that...
Milan stands as Italy's sleek, sophisticated business center—a city where Renaissance masterpieces share streets with cutting-edge design houses and Michelin-starred restaurants. During my years documenting...
Standing at the edge of Marina Grande, watching the morning light dance across the Tyrrhenian Sea, I couldn't help but reflect on how different this...
The Amalfi Coast might be famous for its postcard-perfect daylight views, but when the Mediterranean sun dips below the horizon, this Italian paradise transforms into...
The morning mist was just lifting from the Po River as I sipped my bicerin—Turin's decadent layered coffee concoction—in a café overlooking Piazza Castello. Having...
When I first visited Turin in my early 60s, I was astonished that this elegant northern Italian city wasn't on more travelers' radar. After decades...
The morning sun casts a golden glow across the cobblestones as I weave through Trastevere's labyrinthine streets, the scent of freshly baked cornetti and robust...
The first time I arrived in Venice, fresh off a welding job at a luxury hotel in Milan, I stood at the Santa Lucia train...
Standing at Milano Centrale, that magnificent marriage of fascist monumentalism and Art Deco exuberance, I found myself contemplating the curious paradox of Milan's transit system....
The medieval brick facades of Siena transform under the amber glow of street lamps, revealing a nocturnal personality that few business travelers ever witness. During...
You know what's wild? How the intricate network of ancient pipes beneath Cinque Terre's colorful cliffside villages mirrors the complex web of hidden pathways connecting...
Standing beneath the soaring dome of the Mole Antonelliana, I couldn't help but wonder why Turin remains Italy's best-kept secret. While tourists flock to Rome,...
Standing at the edge of Manarola's harbor at dawn, watching fishermen prepare their boats while the pastel buildings catch the first golden rays, I was...
There exists a Rome that many travelers never witness—a city that emerges as the sun descends behind the ancient hills, bathing millennia of history in...
When my son Liam and I stepped off the plane in Rome last spring, I could practically feel the animation cells of history flipping through...
The first time I visited Lake Como with my college roommates five years ago, we stayed in a cramped apartment with a partial lake view...