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Join the Tour del Gelato!!

November 29th, 2006 · 6 Comments

New here? Check out “Best Of” for some top posts, subscribe to my RSS feed - http://feeds.feedburner.com/MsAdventuresinItaly or receive email updates!I’ve only posted two stops on the Tour del Gelato, and I have another two stops already in the pipeline.
I have realized there is NO way I’m going to be able to get [...]

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Tags: Italy · Tour del Gelato

New Discoveries: The Feijoa

November 27th, 2006 · 6 Comments

So maybe I’ll miss the 24-marathon of a Christmas Story this year, but it’s good to know that you can now tour the A Christmas Story house AND buy the Leg Lamp you see in the movie. Ha!
I’ve got something exciting coming up this week! Stay tuned!

I have to say I love discovering things, especially [...]

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Tags: Food · Italy · Rome

Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt: Time

November 24th, 2006 · 12 Comments

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This week’s theme is Time.

This scene struck me even as I was taking it on Mykonos in Greece. This woman seemed as if she’d always been a part of this view. That was her perch and her lookout spot and she sat there often, maybe [...]

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Tags: Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt · Travels Abroad

Taking a Break in Rome’s Campagna

November 22nd, 2006 · 6 Comments

First, some news about this blog:

On the sidebar, I’ve added a way to subscribe yourself via email if that’s your preference. Just enter your email and it will notify you when there’s something new!
I just wanted to encourage new subscribers to use the RSS feed from when I redesigned the site - http://www.msadventuresinitaly.com/blog/feed/ - it’s [...]

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Tags: Italy · Rome

Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt: Plush

November 17th, 2006 · 23 Comments

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This week’s theme is Plush.

So we’ve just arrived in Rome for the weekend. Of course we received an invitation like the rest of the VIPs here, to the wedding of Tom & “Kate.” In case we decide to skip out early on the party, we [...]

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Tags: Italy · Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt

Watching a Futbol Soccer Game at San Siro Stadium, Milan

November 14th, 2006 · 11 Comments

UPDATE: For those of you viewing the post in your RSS feeder, there are videos that will only show when you click through to the post.
Being a big Roma AS soccer fan, S wanted to go to the Milan-Roma game on Saturday night, and I thought that was a good idea. I like sports, but [...]

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Tags: Italy · Milan

Photo Scavenger Hunt: Growth

November 11th, 2006 · 7 Comments

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This week’s theme is Growth.

Thanks to Shelley from At Home in Rome and Expat Traveller, I have discovered the Photo Scavenger Hunt which I think is a great idea!
When I thought about this week’s theme of “Growth,” the obvious images of plants and trees came [...]

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Tags: Italy · Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt

Dishes of Comfort: Finding Home Away from Home in Lasagna

November 10th, 2006 · 10 Comments

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Ivonne from Cream Puffs in Venice recently blogged about comfort food [...]

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Tags: Food · Italy