Staying, enjoying and then writing about the best hotels in Italy and abroad.

• BrowsingItaly: "An Insider's Guide to Orvieto", Nov. 6, 2013 (one of the highest traffic on the site to date)• Walks of Italy: "How to Find the Perfect Agriturismo in Umbria", June 16, 2016 • ItalianNotebook: "Er Core de Roma: Pigneto", Jan. 20, 2014• BrowsingItaly: "Modena To Parma: The Italian Food Valley", Jan. 10, 2017• Bootsnall Travel: "Acqua Pura: Rome on Tap", Nov. 27, 2011. (Awarded 'Best of 30 Days of Travel..')• This Boundless World: "Off The Grid: San… Show more • BrowsingItaly: "An Insider's Guide to Orvieto", Nov. 6, 2013 (one of the highest traffic on the site to date)• Walks of Italy: "How to Find the Perfect Agriturismo in Umbria", June 16, 2016 • ItalianNotebook: "Er Core de Roma: Pigneto", Jan. 20, 2014• BrowsingItaly: "Modena To Parma: The Italian Food Valley", Jan. 10, 2017• Bootsnall Travel: "Acqua Pura: Rome on Tap", Nov. 27, 2011. (Awarded 'Best of 30 Days of Travel..')• This Boundless World: "Off The Grid: San Francisco's Food Truck Craze", Sept. 19, 2012....and more Show less

Providing consultation services to help you realize your dream of living in Italy without the nightmare. By lending my personal perspective and trial-and-error experiences, I hope to save you from making the same mistakes that I did. Think of it as a roadmap of Italian life, made easy.

Stories focused on life experiences, acute observations and strange happenings as seen through the eyes of a scrappy American woman living abroad in Italy.

Factcheck, edit, and write for DK Eyewitness Travel Guides in various locations throughout the world.

Write well-crafted summary and analysis of best-selling fiction and non-fiction books for Open Road Media's Worth Books division. Provide chapter-by-chapter summaries, critical examination, historical context, characters analysis, themes and symbols, important quotes, author biographies, and more.

Transfer words onto paper (i.e., the screen) in a wide range of styles and from many different points of view - from the serious to the absurd.Former and current clients include:• Frommer's, Inc., a popular international travel guidebook series (Editor)• Educatius International (Copywriter)• ElaineNordby.com, Execuitve Career Coach (authored website content) • Orogami, I Love IT School and Teatro Mancinelli, et. al. (editing/translations from Italian to English)

Write insider tips for visitors to Italy for a new travel planning tool from Area120, Google's internal project incubator. Touring Bird launched in September 2018 in 20 cities, with plans to expand to many more.

Full-time writer/editor on a global editorial project managed by Moravia for an American multinational company who is a major player in the search engine and online advertising technology sector.

Generated effective ecommerce/online retail content for a mid-sized company specializing in the distribution of health, sports and wellness products.

Television/Video Appearances• House Hunters International: Featured in Season 55, Episode 12. Premiered on HGTV July 2013.• The Food Police, Episodes 2, 3 & 4: "The Rick Steves Episode". Writer/Producer/Talent• The Story of Paper: Lamberto Bernardini: Writer/Producer/HostReporting• Closer Weekly Magazine: Interviewed and reported from Italy "Kevin Costner: Rocks a European concert tour to get closer to his fans." Published July 28… Show more Television/Video Appearances• House Hunters International: Featured in Season 55, Episode 12. Premiered on HGTV July 2013.• The Food Police, Episodes 2, 3 & 4: "The Rick Steves Episode". Writer/Producer/Talent• The Story of Paper: Lamberto Bernardini: Writer/Producer/HostReporting• Closer Weekly Magazine: Interviewed and reported from Italy "Kevin Costner: Rocks a European concert tour to get closer to his fans." Published July 28, 2014Podcasts• The BitterSweet Life: Episode 34, "Venture"• The Iceberg Project: Episode "What Would It Be Like To Live in Orvieto, Italy?" Show less