Beautiful Bali – Finding Culture and Customs. And Monkeys. Lots of Monkeys.

Bali.   Picture this beautiful island situated in the exotic country of Indonesia. One island in the more than 17,000 islands (no, that’s not a typo – 17 THOUSAND islands!!!) that make up this diverse and gorgeous country of over 267 million people (the 4th largest country in the world, believe it or not!).  You’ll find […]

Dual Citizenship – The Journey to Become 🇮🇹 Italian…

(Email subscribers: click on “read on blog” for best display) FINALLY! Sono Italiana! I am an Italian citizen!! If you’re interested in learning about the process of being recognized as an Italian citizen through jure sanguinis (through blood/ancestry) and obtaining an Italian passport, here are two articles I wrote for International Living. In this article, […]

#TRAVEL HACK: HOW TO TAKE A TRAIN LIKE A BOSS – 9 Tips to Ride the Rails Successfully 🚂

What is it about a train? 🤔Is it a scene recalled from an old black-and-white movie that makes it feel romantic? Or could it be the exciting adventures ahead when you think about boarding the train to Hogwarts 🧙‍♂️ on Platform 9-3/4?  Perhaps it’s the hypnotic clickety-clack, clickety-clack of the wheels on the iron rails…or the […]

Why I Chose Portugal As My New Home: International Living Magazine

Email subscribers- remember to click the title to have this blog displayed properly! Newsflash! 🗞 After he saw my interview in Bloomberg News, an editor of International Living magazine contacted me.😱 IL is a popular online and hard copy magazine publication with over a million readers, dedicated to providing information to Americans and Canadians about moving to or […]