Gloria was born and grew up in a Tuscan village called Civitella Marittima. She writes about life in Tuscany on At home in Tuscany.

The beautiful Tuscan countryside. Photo by Gianluca Giannone

Gloria also runs a guest house and is clearly passionate about sharing her perspective as a local in order to help others to understand and enjoy Tuscany. As she writes:

[Tuscany] is more than just the place I come from … the way I talk, my habits, tastes, and knowledge depend on the fact that I was born and grew up there.

Get a better idea what it’s all about from these posts about Tuscan bread, wedding anniversary celebrations and the Siena Palio horse race.

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This blog is a true cross-cultural adventure, written by two people from different countries who have never met. Sarah lives in Seattle, USA and Valentina is Italian but lives in Marseille, France.

In Franglish, Sarah and Valentina take turns to publish a letter to the other one about what’s going on in their lives. The project started in April 2008 and they will exchange letters via their blog for one year.

Melinda moved to Florence three years ago, and writes about her Italian experiences in Living in Florence. Read it and you will be transported to the streets of this beautiful European city.

She loves exploring Florence and the surrounding region, but also writes about daily life, such as Sunday lunch with her Italian in-laws. Each post contains a sprinkling of Italian words (with translation), so you will pick up some Italian too!

Photo from Living in Florence.

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Melinda wrote about why Italians don’t need a bath towel in My Partner is a Foreigner.