• lecce,  puglia

    perfetto puglia // five days in the heel of italy

    Most recently, the hubs and I met up with two friends and their other halves for a few days of pure bliss in Puglia: the heel of Italy. Aside from the general geographic location, I had absolutely no idea what to expect. Naturally, it was a week of pure and total luxury. I’m not going to wax poetic on the beauties of Italy. As I’ve mentioned before, somehow, I have ended up in Italy three times this year, so you get it. The country has gotten under my skin. It has replaced my heart with a meatball. So stay with…

  • capri,  italy,  puglia

    confessions of an unintended italy addict

    Entirely unexpectedly, 2014 has become the year of Italy. Before we came to INSEAD, the hubs and I knew we had about three week-long breaks, and one 3-week winter holiday. We mentally filled those weeks very quickly, and booked them nearly just as soon… and no where, not once, was Italy included in our 11-month plan. So then tell me, dear readers, how is this the third time I’m headed to Italy this year? First there was Rome, and most recently, I shaped up and shipped myself out to Capri for a few days with friends. You would think this…